834  
FWUS45 KABQ 111938  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
137 PM MDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26  
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 31 45 34 29 26 25 31 43 48 47 37 33 30 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 23 49 28  
WIND CHILL 21 38 28 23 18 15 23 36 39 28 25 23 21  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 6 5 6 9 10 13 21 24 16 9 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19 20 23 24 25 36 41 43 28 25 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 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  
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) 7.9 8.3 7.6 6.7 6.2 6.4 7.0 8.1 9.0 9.0 8.3 7.8 7.5 7.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 6 6 8 8 7 7 4 4 4 4 5 5 4  
 
DATE FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC BK BK SC BK SC SC FW SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 40 40 25 40 60 70 40 60 50 45 25 35 40 15  
TEMPERATURE 48 50 34 31 50 52 41 35 48 47 32 26 44 51 36 32 55 58  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 30 55 34 51 25 52 32 60  
WIND CHILL 28 23 32 25 24 17 38  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W NW NW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 13 20 8 9 23 27 17 17 23 21 10 10 13 19 6 6 11 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 47 25 27 43 49 47 47 51 47 25 27 31 43 20 20 23 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 9.2 8.3 8.0 8.8 9.5 8.8 8.0 7.9 8.1 6.4 6.0 8.0 9.9 9.3 9.2 10.3 11.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 5 8 7 3 2 2 2 1 0  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26  
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 10 10 10 10 5  
TEMPERATURE 15 38 30 26 23 22 28 35 40 39 32 28 27 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 21 41 25  
WIND CHILL 0 29 19 15 10 9 16 25 29 27 19 17 15 14  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 14 12 12 13 14 14 17 23 27 24 16 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 36 43 41 31 27 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 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  
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) 7.9 8.4 7.7 6.8 6.3 6.4 7.0 8.0 9.0 8.9 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 7  
 
DATE FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 40 40 25 40 65 70 45 60 50 50 25 40 45 15  
TEMPERATURE 40 43 31 28 43 44 36 32 41 40 28 23 36 43 32 29 47 51  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 27 47 31 43 23 44 29 52  
WIND CHILL 32 33 20 16 33 34 25 18 30 29 16 9 26 33 22 19  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W NW NW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 18 26 14 14 26 31 24 24 27 27 16 17 19 25 12 12 16 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 44 27 28 43 48 43 43 48 47 28 31 33 41 24 24 27 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 9.2 8.3 8.0 8.8 9.5 8.8 8.0 7.9 8.1 6.4 6.0 8.0 9.9 9.3 9.2 10.3 11.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 7 9 9 5 4 4 3 2 1  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab NM Page Main Text Page