780  
FWUS45 KABQ 081007  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
307 AM MST SUN FEB 8 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 02/08/26 MONDAY 02/09/26  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20  
TEMPERATURE 24 26 40 44 40 31 28 26 26 29 44 46 41 33 30 29 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 26 46 28  
WIND CHILL 17 20 19 21 38 34 25 22 22 22  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 11 13 13 10 8 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 17 19 23 20 23 25 31 27 20 23 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 8.2 8.0 8.3 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6  
 
DATE TUE 02/10/26 WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26  
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 35 60 70 75 75 60 55 55 60 75 80 80 75 65 50 20  
TEMPERATURE 43 42 30 28 41 40 31 29 39 39 26 25 36 33 26 23 31 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 28 43 28 43 25 37 22 35  
WIND CHILL 34 23 19 32 31 22 19 31 31 19 18 28 25 18 13 22 22  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 13 8 10 17 17 11 10 14 13 6 6 11 11 8 9 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 24 27 36 35 27 25 27 27 23 24 20 23 24 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 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) 8.3 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 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) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20  
TEMPERATURE 22 24 34 37 34 27 26 25 24 27 37 38 35 29 27 26 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 24 39 26  
WIND CHILL 11 14 27 30 26 18 16 14 12 16 28 29 25 18 16 15 16  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 14 17 18 14 12 12 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 24 28 31 28 25 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 8.2 7.9 8.4 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 10 10 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8  
 
DATE TUE 02/10/26 WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26  
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 35 60 75 80 75 65 60 50 60 75 80 85 80 70 50 20  
TEMPERATURE 37 36 28 27 35 34 29 27 33 34 24 24 29 27 24 21 24 26  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 26 36 26 35 23 30 20 28  
WIND CHILL 28 25 16 14 23 23 17 16 22 23 13 13 19 16 13 8 12 13  
WIND DIR SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 18 14 16 21 19 16 14 17 16 10 10 13 13 11 12 14 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 27 31 36 35 31 31 28 31 25 24 25 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 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) 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) 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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