796  
FWUS45 KABQ 060636  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE THURSDAY 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26  
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 FW FW CL FW BK SC SC FW FW FW CL BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 55 45 35 25 15 10 5 50 50 30  
TEMPERATURE 54 51 64 77 78 72 63 57 53 51 64 77 76 72  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 79 50 79  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW W SW SW SW W NW N E E  
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 6 6 5 8 6 6 4 3 5 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 18 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 0  
PRECIP TYPE T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
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) 14.5 14.0 13.6 14.0 14.6 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.6 14.7 14.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26 MON 08/10/26 TUE 08/11/26 WED 08/12/26  
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 SC SC FW FW SC BK SC FW BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 50 45 25 5 40 60 50 25 70 60 60 25 65 60 55 35 75 65  
TEMPERATURE 57 51 77 71 57 51 76 72 58 52 76 70 58 52 74 70 56 51 71 67  
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 78 50 78 50 78 50 76 50 74  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SE S W SW S SW W W S SW NW S NE NW W SW N N W SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 6 6 4 5 5 6 4 4 5 5 3 3 6 6 3 3 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 30 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 50 30 0 0 50 40 20 0 60 50  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T R T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.5 14.9 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.8 15.2 15.0 14.8 15.1 15.5 15.2 14.9 15.2 15.9 15.5 15.1 15.4 15.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26  
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 FW FW CL FW BK SC SC SC FW FW CL BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 15 60 50 40 25 15 10 5 55 55 35  
TEMPERATURE 51 49 59 69 70 65 57 53 51 49 59 69 68 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 48 71  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW W W SW SW W NW N E E  
WIND (MPH) 11 8 6 9 8 8 11 10 11 9 5 5 8 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 40 40 0  
PRECIP TYPE T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
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) 14.5 14.0 13.6 14.1 14.6 14.8 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.6 14.7 14.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26 MON 08/10/26 TUE 08/11/26 WED 08/12/26  
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 SC SC FW FW SC BK SC FW BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 50 50 25 5 40 60 50 25 70 60 60 30 65 60 55 35 75 70  
TEMPERATURE 54 49 69 63 54 49 69 65 54 50 68 63 54 50 66 63 53 49 64 60  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 70 49 71 49 70 49 68 48 66  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR E SW W SW S SW W W S SW W S SW NW W SW N NW W SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 9 8 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 8 8 4 5 8 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 50 30 0 0 50 40 20 0 60 50  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T R T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.5 14.8 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.8 15.2 15.0 14.8 15.2 15.5 15.2 14.9 15.2 15.9 15.5 15.1 15.5 15.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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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