968  
FWUS45 KABQ 041837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1236 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 06/04/26 FRIDAY 06/05/26  
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 30 15 5 5 15 55 65 75 75 35 35 15  
TEMPERATURE 67 62 54 49 46 43 58 69 68 66 56 50 47 44  
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 42 71 43  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W N N N E E NE SE E NE  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 6 5 3 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 0 5 0 0 5 20 20 5 0 0 0 5  
PRECIP TYPE T T T  
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) 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.1 13.0 12.5 12.9 13.1 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SAT 06/06/26 SUN 06/07/26 MON 06/08/26 TUE 06/09/26 WED 06/10/26  
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 OV BK FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 20 10 35 30 20 15 10 15 15 5 15 40 25 10 20 25  
TEMPERATURE 67 64 50 44 66 69 53 46 66 68 53 47 68 69 54 47 67 70  
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 43 70 44 70 45 73 45 73  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W W W SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 4 6 17 18 6 4 12 14 6 5 19 17 8 6 21 17  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 28 32 19 35 32 19 39 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 0 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE R T R T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 14.0 13.2 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.4 11.8 12.5 13.1 13.0 12.5 13.2 14.0 13.7 13.0 13.4 13.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 06/04/26 FRIDAY 06/05/26  
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 30 15 5 5 15 60 65 75 75 35 35 15  
TEMPERATURE 60 54 48 45 42 40 52 62 60 58 50 46 43 41  
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 39 63 40  
WIND CHILL 34  
WIND DIR NW W W NW NW N N N NE E E SE SE NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 10 10 8 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 0 5 0 0 5 20 30 5 0 0 0 5  
PRECIP TYPE T T T  
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) 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.6 13.0 13.1 13.5 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SAT 06/06/26 SUN 06/07/26 MON 06/08/26 TUE 06/09/26 WED 06/10/26  
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 OV BK FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 20 10 35 35 20 15 10 15 15 10 15 40 25 10 25 25  
TEMPERATURE 60 56 46 40 59 60 49 42 59 60 49 43 61 61 50 43 60 62  
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 40 62 41 62 41 69 43 69  
WIND CHILL 33  
WIND DIR W S SW SW W W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 8 9 13 20 21 11 8 14 17 9 8 23 21 11 10 25 21  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 32 36 24 31 40 36 24 23 44 36  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 0 20 5  
PRECIP TYPE R T R T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 14.0 13.3 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.4 11.8 12.5 13.1 13.0 12.5 13.2 14.0 13.7 13.1 13.4 13.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

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