647  
FWUS45 KABQ 030705  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
105 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26  
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 SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 33 30 32 40 42 38 28 24 21 19 28 42 47 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 43 18 47  
WIND CHILL 21 18 20 30 33 29 19 15 13 12 36  
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N N N NW W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 21 18 20 20 20 18 11 8 5 5 4 9 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 47 48 43 41 35 23 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 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) 9.0 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 6.0 6.8 7.5 7.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 10 10 9 9 11 11 13 13 12 12 6 6 4  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK FW FW BK SC SC SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 40 45 35 30 70 60 50 60 85 60 20 15 50 45 35 35 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 31 28 48 47 34 29 47 44 35 32 43 44 35 32 51 51 39 35 49 48  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 50 29 50 31 47 32 53 34 52  
WIND CHILL 25 28 37 38 32 28  
WIND DIR S S SW SW S W SW S SE SW SW W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 4 9 13 8 4 9 10 6 5 12 12 6 6 16 16 10 9 19 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 25 20 24 19 28 32 24 20 36 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 5 10 40 40 20 30 80 30 0 5 30 20 10 10 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S R S R S R S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.2 8.4 9.1 8.6 8.7 9.4 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.9 10.3 10.1 9.7 10.1 10.6 10.3 9.6 9.8 10.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 3 3 4 4 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 4  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26  
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 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 15 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 27 26 27 32 34 31 23 20 17 17 24 34 38 37  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 35 16 39  
WIND CHILL 11 10 11 18 22 18 9 7 5 3 14 25 30 29  
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N N N NW W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 29 26 28 26 25 21 16 12 10 12 10 12 13 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 44 48 43 41 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 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) 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.7 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.3 6.0 6.8 7.5 7.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 15 15 14 14 10 10 7  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26  
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK FW FW BK SC SC SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 40 50 35 30 70 60 50 60 85 60 25 20 55 45 35 35 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 28 26 40 39 31 27 40 36 31 29 35 36 32 30 43 43 36 32 42 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 42 27 42 29 39 29 46 31 44  
WIND CHILL 16 16 33 31 20 17 33 27 23 21 26 27 24 21 35 34 27 23 33 30  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S W W SW SE W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 10 13 16 13 10 12 12 10 8 14 14 10 10 18 19 13 12 21 20  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 27 32 35 27 24 36 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 5 10 40 40 20 30 80 30 0 5 30 20 10 10 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 7.6 7.2 8.4 9.1 8.6 8.7 9.4 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.9 10.3 10.1 9.7 10.2 10.6 10.3 9.6 9.8 10.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 6 6 7 7 5 6 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 6  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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