164  
FWUS45 KABQ 151837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1236 PM MDT WED JUL 15 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26  
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW FW OV OV BK BK FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 60 60 40 20 25 80 85 65 65 25 25 30  
TEMPERATURE 65 62 57 54 50 48 57 66 64 61 56 53 50 48  
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 67 47  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SE SE SW S SW W W S SE S SE S S W  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 4 3 3 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 60 40 10 5 0 20 70 70 40 30 5 5 20  
PRECIP TYPE T R R R T T T R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.06 0.00 0.01 0.19 0.04 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) 15.3 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.6 14.3 14.5 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26  
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 BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW BK BK SC SC OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 55 20 10 60 50 20 10 50 50 20 10 55 55 45 30 75 65  
TEMPERATURE 66 62 54 48 68 68 56 51 70 70 58 52 71 70 58 52 68 66  
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 70 49 73 50 74 50 71  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR S SE S N NE E SE NE NE SE S N E SE E NE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 2 5 6 3 2 5 5 4 2 6 9 4 3 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 0 5 40 5 0 0 30 5 0 0 40 30 10 20 60 50  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.02  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.3 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.0 14.8 15.0 15.7 15.3 15.0 15.3 16.0 15.7 15.2 15.5 16.0  
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 WEDNESDAY 07/15/26 THURSDAY 07/16/26  
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 OV OV BK BK SC FW SC OV OV BK BK FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 65 60 35 25 30 85 90 65 65 25 25 35  
TEMPERATURE 57 55 51 49 47 46 51 58 56 54 50 49 47 45  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 60 44  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR E SE SW SW SW W NW SW S S S S SW W  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 6 6 8 5 4 5 5 8 6 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 60 40 10 5 0 20 70 80 50 30 5 5 20  
PRECIP TYPE T R R R T R T R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.06 0.00 0.03 0.25 0.04 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) 15.3 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.6 14.3 14.5 15.2 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26  
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 BK SC FW FW SC SC FW FW BK BK SC SC OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 55 20 10 60 50 25 10 50 50 25 10 55 55 45 30 75 65  
TEMPERATURE 59 55 49 45 60 61 51 48 63 62 53 49 63 62 53 49 61 58  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 63 46 65 48 66 48 63  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR S SE S N NE E SE N E SE S N E SE E NE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 5 5 9 5 4 5 8 6 4 9 10 8 6 8 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 0 5 40 10 0 0 30 10 0 0 40 30 10 20 60 50  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.03  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 15.3 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.5 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.7 15.3 15.0 15.3 16.0 15.6 15.2 15.5 16.0  
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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