093  
FWUS45 KABQ 260635  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 07/26/26 MONDAY 07/27/26  
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW BK OV OV OV SC SC FW FW OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 15 65 70 70 70 50 25 25 25 70 70 70  
TEMPERATURE 57 54 66 76 74 72 65 61 57 55 67 76 74 71  
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 78 54 78  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W S NW N NW S NW NW NW NE NW W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 50 50 40 20 5 0 0 10 60 60 30  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.10  
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) 16.1 15.9 15.7 16.4 17.0 17.2 17.1 16.8 16.3 16.2 16.3 16.9 17.3 17.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER BK FW OV OV BK SC OV OV BK FW OV BK BK SC OV BK SC FW BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 20 85 80 65 35 80 75 65 20 75 70 55 30 80 65 50 25 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 62 55 74 68 60 54 73 69 60 55 74 70 60 55 73 68 59 53 72 69  
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 76 53 75 52 76 52 75 51 75  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR NE NE W SE NE N W SW N N NW N NE NE NE E NE N NW SE  
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 6 3 2 6 4 3 3 6 4 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 70 60 20 0 70 50 10 0 60 30 5 5 70 30 5 5 50 30  
PRECIP TYPE T R R T T R T T T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.19  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 17.2 16.3 16.7 17.1 16.8 16.1 16.4 16.8 16.4 16.0 16.2 16.6 16.2 15.8 16.0 16.3 16.0 15.5 15.7 16.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 07/26/26 MONDAY 07/27/26  
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW BK OV OV OV BK SC FW SC OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 20 70 70 70 70 50 25 25 25 75 75 65  
TEMPERATURE 53 51 60 68 67 64 59 56 54 52 61 69 67 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 70 51 71  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W SW NW NW N S W NW W NE NW W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 50 60 40 30 5 0 0 10 60 60 30  
PRECIP TYPE T T T R T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.12  
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) 16.1 15.9 15.8 16.5 17.1 17.2 17.1 16.8 16.3 16.2 16.4 16.9 17.3 17.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER BK FW OV OV BK SC OV OV BK FW OV BK BK SC OV BK BK SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 20 80 80 65 35 80 70 65 20 70 65 55 30 80 65 50 25 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 57 53 66 61 55 51 66 61 55 52 67 63 55 52 65 61 54 51 65 62  
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 69 50 67 50 69 50 67 49 67  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR NE NE W SE NE NW W W N N NW N NE N N E N N NW E  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 6 8 6 8 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 70 60 10 0 70 50 10 0 60 30 5 5 70 30 5 5 50 30  
PRECIP TYPE T R R T T T T T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.19  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 17.2 16.3 16.7 17.1 16.8 16.1 16.4 16.8 16.4 16.0 16.2 16.6 16.2 15.8 16.0 16.3 16.0 15.5 15.7 16.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

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