757  
FWUS45 KABQ 021836  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 10 20 25 20 15 5 5 15 15 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 46 46 41 37 34 31 33 41 44 41 31 26 23 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 29 44 20  
WIND CHILL 38 38 31 26 23 19 21 31 36 33 22 18 16 14  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW N N N NW  
WIND (MPH) 21 24 20 21 21 19 20 19 17 14 9 8 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 40 47 47 47 41 41 33 33 32 24 19 17  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.0 7.9 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 3 3 7 7 11 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 11  
 
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26  
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW BK BK SC SC OV BK FW FW BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 15 25 35 20 15 60 55 30 50 75 50 20 15 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 42 46 32 28 48 47 34 30 48 48 36 33 47 47 37 34 51 51  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 27 51 28 51 31 50 33 53  
WIND CHILL 26 28 31  
WIND DIR W W S SW SW SW S W W SW S SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 4 10 11 8 4 9 10 6 5 11 12 6 5 13 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19 24 19 25 17 25 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 10 40 30 10 30 60 30 5 5 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE T R S S S R R R R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 8.4 9.4 9.0 8.8 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.8 10.3 10.0 9.8 10.2 10.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 4 5 5 3 4 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 2  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 10 30 40 40 20 5 5 15 15 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 37 38 35 33 30 27 27 32 34 31 24 22 20 19  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 25 36 18  
WIND CHILL 25 27 22 18 15 11 11 19 23 19 12 9 7 6  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW N N N NW  
WIND (MPH) 24 26 27 29 29 27 27 23 20 19 14 13 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 41 47 48 48 44 41 35 35 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 10.2 9.9 9.5 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 7 7 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13  
 
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26  
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW BK BK SC SC OV BK FW FW BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 15 30 40 25 15 60 55 35 50 75 50 20 15 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 35 38 28 26 40 39 31 28 41 40 32 30 39 39 33 32 43 43  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 25 43 26 43 29 42 31 45  
WIND CHILL 26 30 18 16 33 31 21 19 34 33 24 22 31 31 25 24 35 35  
WIND DIR W W S SW SW SW S NW W SW S W W W SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 10 13 14 11 8 11 13 10 9 13 16 10 9 16 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 25 28 28 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 10 40 30 20 30 60 30 5 5 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE T R S S S R S R S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 8.4 9.4 9.0 8.7 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.3 9.8 10.3 10.0 9.8 10.2 10.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 6 8 8 5 6 7 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 4  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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