564  
FWUS45 KABQ 281837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1236 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26  
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 BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 60 60 45 40 20 25 50 65 65 65 65 35  
TEMPERATURE 74 70 60 56 52 50 59 71 73 69 60 55 52 50  
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 50 74 49  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW W SW W  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 3 4 5 5 5 10 12 9 5 6 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 17  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.0 15.0 15.2 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.1 14.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26  
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 60 55 65 70 70 55 20 15 10 10 10 20 20 25 30 35  
TEMPERATURE 69 67 53 48 68 64 51 47 66 67 51 47 69 69 53 48 69 68  
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 48 72 46 71 46 72 47 72  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W NW SW W SW S SW W W S SW W SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 9 4 3 9 9 4 3 10 10 4 4 11 11 5 4 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 30 30 20 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE T T T R T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.2 14.2 14.5 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.3 14.6  
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 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26  
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 BK BK BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 60 60 50 40 20 30 50 65 65 65 65 35  
TEMPERATURE 65 62 54 52 50 49 55 62 64 61 55 51 49 48  
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 49 65 48  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 8 10 10 10 12 14 12 9 10 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.2 15.7 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.1 14.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26  
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 BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 60 55 65 65 70 55 20 15 10 10 10 20 20 25 30 30  
TEMPERATURE 61 59 50 47 59 58 48 45 59 60 48 45 61 62 50 46 62 62  
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 47 62 45 64 45 65 46 65  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W W SW W SW S SW W W S W W W SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 13 11 8 6 11 10 5 5 11 12 6 6 12 12 8 8 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 30 30 20 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE T T T R  
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.2 14.2 14.5 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.3 14.6  
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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