365  
FWUS45 KABQ 071836  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 08/07/26 SATURDAY 08/08/26  
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL SC BK BK BK FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 40 25 15 15 20 5 30 65 55 55 25 25 10  
TEMPERATURE 74 70 61 57 53 51 65 76 76 72 63 58 54 53  
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 50 77 51  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR E E SE SE S SW W W SW SW S S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 6 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 4 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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) 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.4 14.5 14.8 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SUN 08/09/26 MON 08/10/26 TUE 08/11/26 WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26  
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 SC BK SC FW BK OV BK FW OV OV BK SC OV OV BK SC OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 15 65 75 60 20 70 80 65 35 80 75 55 40 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 77 72 59 52 76 70 58 52 74 69 56 50 71 66 54 50 67 64  
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 51 77 50 75 49 73 48 70  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W S S W W SW NW NW NW SE N N W S NE N SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 6 4 2 4 6 3 3 3 6 4 3 2 8 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 0 0 50 40 0 0 60 40 5 0 70 50 20 10 70 60  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R T R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.3 15.2 14.8 15.2 15.7 15.4 15.0 15.3 15.8 15.5 15.2 15.5 15.7 15.4 15.0 15.3 15.6  
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 FRIDAY 08/07/26 SATURDAY 08/08/26  
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 SC FW FW FW FW CL SC BK BK BK FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 40 25 15 15 15 5 35 65 55 55 25 25 10  
TEMPERATURE 67 63 56 53 50 49 59 68 69 65 58 54 52 50  
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 48 70 49  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR E E SE SE S SW W W W SW S S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 11 13 10 8 9 8 8 6 8 9 8 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 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) 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.4 14.5 14.9 15.1 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SUN 08/09/26 MON 08/10/26 TUE 08/11/26 WED 08/12/26 THU 08/13/26  
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 BK BK BK FW BK OV BK FW OV OV BK SC OV OV BK SC OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 15 65 75 55 25 70 80 60 35 80 70 55 40 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 69 66 55 50 69 63 54 50 67 62 53 48 64 60 51 48 60 57  
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 70 48 68 48 66 47 63  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W S S W W SW NW NW NW SE N N W S NE NW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 8 8 5 4 6 8 4 4 5 8 5 5 4 9 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 0 0 50 40 0 0 60 40 5 0 70 50 20 10 70 60  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R T R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.3 15.2 14.8 15.2 15.7 15.4 15.0 15.3 15.8 15.5 15.2 15.5 15.7 15.4 15.0 15.3 15.6  
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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