077  
FWUS45 KABQ 140636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26  
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 40 35 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30  
TEMPERATURE 48 45 54 62 64 62 53 46 42 40 54 63 64 62  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 65 40 65  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 6 14 19 19 18 9 5 4 4 5 9 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 20 33 24 20 17 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 12.4 12.2 11.9 12.1 12.0 11.4 10.7 10.4 10.6 10.9 11.3 11.7 12.0 12.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 CL FW SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 20 30 20 0 10 35 25 15 15 40 20 15 10 25 15 10 10 30  
TEMPERATURE 46 41 63 63 48 41 58 57 47 41 53 53 38 33 52 55 38 34 56 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 66 41 61 40 56 32 56 32 60  
WIND CHILL 32  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W S S SW W SE SE SW W  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 11 17 8 9 21 21 20 18 25 20 5 5 18 17 5 5 13 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 20 25 35 39 43 40 49 39 17 32 32 25 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 10.7 11.5 12.0 11.4 10.1 10.7 11.0 10.2 9.1 10.1 10.5 9.6 8.7 9.8 10.4 9.3 8.7 10.5 11.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 1  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26  
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 35 35 15 10 15 15 15 10 10 15 15 30  
TEMPERATURE 44 42 49 54 56 53 47 42 38 37 49 55 56 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 57 36 57  
WIND CHILL 36 35 35 32 30  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW N W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 13 21 20 20 19 14 11 9 9 11 12 13 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 36 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 12.4 12.2 12.0 12.1 12.0 11.4 10.7 10.3 10.5 10.9 11.3 11.7 12.0 12.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 CL FW SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 20 35 20 5 10 35 30 20 15 40 25 15 10 30 15 10 10 30  
TEMPERATURE 42 38 55 54 43 38 50 50 42 37 45 45 34 29 45 47 34 31 48 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 58 37 53 37 48 29 49 30 53  
WIND CHILL 35 31 37 29 33 26 35 36 26 19 36 39 27 22  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W S S SW W SE SE SW W  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 16 21 13 14 25 25 25 24 31 24 10 12 20 20 9 10 16 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 27 39 43 44 44 51 43 24 36 35 28 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 10.8 11.5 11.9 11.4 10.1 10.7 11.0 10.2 9.1 10.0 10.5 9.6 8.7 9.8 10.4 9.3 8.7 10.4 11.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 3 5 4 4 5 6 4 3 4 4 2 1 2  
 

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