900  
FWUS45 KABQ 291835  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 PM MDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 59 60 52 47 40 37 44 53 57 56 47 41 37 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 37 58 34  
WIND CHILL 33 30 38  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W W NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 18 21 18 13 11 11 14 13 17 20 13 8 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 32 36 32 35 36 25 28 33 35 24 17  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R  
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) 12.1 11.8 12.0 10.5 9.0 8.8 9.6 10.5 10.8 10.6 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1  
 
DATE SUN 05/31/26 MON 06/01/26 TUE 06/02/26 WED 06/03/26 THU 06/04/26  
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 CL FW SC SC SC OV BK BK BK OV OV BK SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 25 30 35 70 65 65 65 80 75 55 45 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 59 63 45 39 65 67 49 44 63 60 47 44 59 56 46 42 62 61  
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 38 69 42 66 41 62 40 66  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW SW NE NE SW SW E NE SW SE E NE SW E SE W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 11 14 3 3 11 11 8 4 9 8 3 2 5 5 2 2 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 60 40 10 20 70 40 5 5 40 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.7 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.9 13.3 13.1 12.8 13.3 13.5 13.1 12.8 13.2 13.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 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 FRIDAY 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26  
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 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 25 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 51 52 46 43 36 35 39 46 50 48 41 37 34 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 34 51 31  
WIND CHILL 38 33 26 24 29 38 32 28 26 24  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W W NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 20 26 23 21 18 19 20 18 20 23 20 13 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 36 36 32 35 36 31 33 35 36 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R  
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) 12.1 11.8 12.0 10.5 9.0 8.7 9.6 10.5 10.8 10.6 10.1 9.8 9.8 9.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
 
DATE SUN 05/31/26 MON 06/01/26 TUE 06/02/26 WED 06/03/26 THU 06/04/26  
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 CL FW SC SC SC OV BK BK BK OV OV BK SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 5 10 30 30 40 70 65 65 65 80 75 60 45 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 52 55 42 38 58 58 44 41 56 51 43 40 52 48 42 39 54 52  
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 37 60 39 58 39 54 37 62  
WIND CHILL 36 32  
WIND DIR W W NE NE SW SW E NE SW SE E NE SW E E W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 19 8 8 16 14 11 8 10 10 6 5 6 6 4 5 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 60 40 10 20 70 40 5 5 40 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.7 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.9 13.3 13.1 12.8 13.3 13.5 13.2 12.9 13.3 13.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 1 1 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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