608  
FWUS45 KABQ 080637  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1137 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 02/08/26 MONDAY 02/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 26 24 26 40 44 40 31 28 26 26 29 44 46 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 45 26 46  
WIND CHILL 20 17 20 19 21 38 34  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 17 19 23 20 23 25 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 7.5 8.2 8.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 10 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
 
DATE TUE 02/10/26 WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26  
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 20 35 35 60 70 75 75 60 55 55 60 75 80 80 75 65 50 20  
TEMPERATURE 30 28 43 42 30 28 41 40 31 28 39 39 28 25 36 33 26 23 31 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 46 28 43 28 43 25 37 22 35  
WIND CHILL 22 22 34 23 19 32 31 22 19 31 32 20 18 28 24 17 13 21 22  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 9 13 8 10 17 17 11 10 14 13 6 6 11 11 8 9 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19 31 24 27 36 35 27 25 27 27 23 24 20 23 24 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 10 5 20 30 20 20 10 30 30 40 50 70 50 30 20 30 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.6 8.2 8.6 9.0 8.6 8.1 7.9 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 7 8 6 6 9 10 9 10 12 12 10 9 10  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 02/08/26 MONDAY 02/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 23 22 24 34 37 34 27 26 25 24 27 37 38 35  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 38 24 39  
WIND CHILL 13 11 14 27 30 26 18 16 14 12 16 28 29 25  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 14 17 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 24 28 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.7 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 7.4 8.2 8.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 10 10 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
 
DATE TUE 02/10/26 WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26  
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 20 35 35 60 75 80 75 65 60 50 60 75 80 85 80 70 50 20  
TEMPERATURE 27 26 37 36 28 27 35 34 29 27 33 33 25 24 30 26 24 21 24 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 38 26 36 26 35 23 30 20 28  
WIND CHILL 16 16 28 25 16 14 23 23 17 15 22 23 15 13 19 15 12 9 12 14  
WIND DIR W W SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 11 12 18 14 16 21 19 16 14 17 16 10 10 13 13 11 12 14 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 31 27 31 36 35 31 31 28 31 25 24 25 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 5 5 20 30 20 20 10 30 30 40 50 70 50 30 30 30 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.6 8.2 8.7 9.0 8.6 8.1 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 7 7 8 9 8 9 10 8 9 11 12 11 12 13 13 11 11 12  
 

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