878  
FWUS45 KABQ 091835  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1235 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 15 5 10 10 15 10 35 60 80 75 70 85  
TEMPERATURE 59 53 43 41 40 39 44 54 55 51 46 44 43 42  
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 38 56 42  
WIND CHILL 38 37  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 6 6 6 8 6 8 11 12 8 10 12 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 23 28 28 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 12.0 12.2 12.0 11.9 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.7 13.1 13.1 13.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0  
 
DATE SUN 10/11/26 MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26  
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 80 55 35 10 15 20 15 45 40 40 45 35 15 20 15 25 20  
TEMPERATURE 55 52 45 42 52 51 43 40 52 48 40 36 45 42 34 31 48 44  
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 42 55 40 54 35 48 30 50  
WIND CHILL 38 35 37 33 27 39 27 25  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 16 11 16 12 14 9 10 8 14 10 12 13 13 9 8 6 6 3  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 35 33 19 32 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 60 30 10 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10  
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.4 13.1 12.5 12.3 12.6 12.6 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.6 10.7 10.3 10.7 10.1 9.6 10.4 10.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 3  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 5 15 20 20 15 40 60 85 75 70 80  
TEMPERATURE 52 46 40 39 38 37 41 47 48 44 42 41 41 40  
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 49 39  
WIND CHILL 33 31 30 29 34 34 32 32 32  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 9 11 12 12 11 13 14 10 14 18 17 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 31 28 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 12.1 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.8 13.1 13.2 13.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
 
DATE SUN 10/11/26 MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26  
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 80 60 35 10 10 20 15 45 45 45 45 35 15 20 15 25 20  
TEMPERATURE 48 46 42 40 45 45 40 39 45 42 37 34 38 36 31 29 41 38  
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 40 48 38 47 33 41 28 43  
WIND CHILL 39 33 31 38 33 31 38 35 28 23 29 29 22 20  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W SW  
WIND (MPH) 19 13 21 19 18 10 12 11 16 11 16 18 16 11 10 10 8 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 33 23 27 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 60 40 10 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE T R R S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.07  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.4 13.1 12.5 12.3 12.6 12.6 12.1 12.0 12.1 11.6 10.7 10.3 10.7 10.1 9.6 10.5 10.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4  
 

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