867  
FWUS45 KABQ 090637  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1137 PM MST SUN FEB 8 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/09/26 TUESDAY 02/10/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 30 10 20 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 31 46 47 42 34 31 29 28 30 43 45 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 48 26 46  
WIND CHILL 22 21 24 34 26 23 23 22 23 39 35  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 11 14 16 10 8 6 5 6 9 12 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 20 20 23 28 36 31 28 20 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 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  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.8 8.2 7.9 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.9 8.5 8.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 6  
 
DATE WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26 SUN 02/15/26  
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 SC BK BK OV OV SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 65 80 75 50 50 45 65 80 85 90 80 65 55 10 10 45 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 30 28 41 40 33 29 39 39 29 26 34 32 25 22 31 33 22 19 37 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 43 27 42 25 36 21 36 19 40  
WIND CHILL 23 20 33 32 24 20 30 31 22 19 27 24 18 14 23 26 13 10 29 27  
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 13 16 11 11 14 13 6 6 10 9 6 6 10 9 8 8 11 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 25 31 39 31 32 33 27 20 19 20 19 20 23 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 30 20 10 30 20 40 60 70 60 40 20 30 10 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE 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) 8.4 8.3 9.0 9.5 9.3 8.6 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.5 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.8 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 5 5 6 8 6 8 10 10 11 13 13 10 9 9 8 6 6 8  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE MONDAY 02/09/26 TUESDAY 02/10/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 30 10 20 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 26 26 29 39 39 35 29 27 27 26 28 37 38 35  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 40 25 38  
WIND CHILL 16 15 19 31 29 23 18 16 16 16 18 29 29 25  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 12 12 13 17 20 16 14 12 10 9 12 14 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24 31 35 31 28 24 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 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  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.8 8.0 8.5 8.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9  
 
DATE WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26 SUN 02/15/26  
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 SC BK OV OV OV SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW SC BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 70 85 75 50 50 40 65 80 90 90 85 70 55 10 10 45 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 27 26 34 34 30 27 31 33 26 25 28 26 23 20 24 27 20 18 30 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 36 25 35 24 29 20 29 18 33  
WIND CHILL 15 13 23 23 17 14 19 22 16 14 18 15 13 9 13 17 8 5 20 19  
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 16 18 21 18 18 19 16 10 11 11 12 10 10 12 11 10 11 13 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 31 36 32 33 35 31 23 23 23 23 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 30 20 10 30 20 40 60 70 60 40 20 40 5 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE 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) 8.4 8.3 9.0 9.5 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.6 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.8 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 7 7 9 10 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 11 10 11 10 8 8 10  
 

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