830  
FWUS45 KABQ 020007  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
606 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26  
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 55 35 15 10 5 20 20 15 15 15 15 10 10 5  
TEMPERATURE 32 32 31 29 33 41 47 47 41 38 34 30 33 40 42 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 48 29 42  
WIND CHILL 19 19 19 18 22 32 39 39 32 27 22 18 21 30 33 31  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 26 25 19 16 17 17 21 24 20 21 21 19 23 20 18 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 48 40 35 41 28 36 43 47 52 52 49 51 41 32 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 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) 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.1 8.6 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.1 8.4 7.6 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 7 7 4 4 3 3 4 4 10 10 8 8 8  
 
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26  
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 20 20 20 45 45 30 30 60 55 55 65 70 55 35 30 45 35  
TEMPERATURE 27 23 43 45 32 29 47 47 35 31 48 47 36 33 46 45 37 34 50 51  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 47 27 49 30 51 32 49 32 53  
WIND CHILL 19 15 25 29 39 31  
WIND DIR N NW W W SE S SW SW SW NW W SW S SW W SW W SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 6 9 10 8 4 10 11 6 4 9 10 6 6 12 13 8 6 16 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19 23 23 24 27 19 19 28 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 40 30 20 30 50 30 10 10 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE 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) 5.9 5.6 7.0 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 9.4 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.7 10.2 9.9 9.6 10.0 10.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 5 4 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 MM  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26  
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 75 50 20 15 5 20 20 15 15 15 15 10 10 5  
TEMPERATURE 27 28 27 25 28 33 39 39 36 33 30 27 28 32 34 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 41 26 35  
WIND CHILL 10 12 12 11 13 22 28 27 23 20 15 11 12 18 22 20  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 33 31 24 21 24 19 25 28 27 29 31 27 29 25 21 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 49 41 36 41 31 39 44 47 51 51 47 48 41 33 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 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) 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.6 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.2 8.4 7.6 6.6 6.4 6.7 6.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 10 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 11 11 10 10 10  
 
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26  
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 20 20 20 45 45 35 30 60 55 55 70 70 55 35 30 45 40  
TEMPERATURE 22 20 35 37 28 26 39 39 31 28 40 39 32 31 38 37 33 31 43 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 40 25 42 27 43 29 41 30 45  
WIND CHILL 9 6 26 29 18 18 31 30 23 20 33 31 24 22 30 28 25 23 34 35  
WIND DIR NW NW W W S SW SW W SW NW W SW S W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 13 11 8 12 13 9 8 11 13 10 10 14 16 11 10 18 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 25 25 31 23 32 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 40 30 20 30 50 30 10 5 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE 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) 5.9 5.6 7.0 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 9.4 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.7 10.2 9.9 9.6 10.0 10.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 11 8 7 7 5 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 6 4 3 MM  
 

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