425  
FWUS45 KABQ 100635  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1234 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26  
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 FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 10 40 65 80 90 95 85 65 25 25 85  
TEMPERATURE 40 39 44 55 57 51 46 44 44 43 45 56 58 54  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 57 41 58  
WIND CHILL 34 38 38 37  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 12 16 17 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 27 28 28 24 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 20 20 60  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T T R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.8 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26 FRI 10/16/26  
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 40 10 10 20 15 10 25 30 30 15 10 10 10 5 20 15 15 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 46 42 53 51 43 39 52 48 39 34 44 42 33 30 48 44 34 31 45 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 56 39 54 33 47 29 50 30 47  
WIND CHILL 39 35 37 33 31 25 38 36 27 25  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW NW W SW E NE SW S  
WIND (MPH) 18 12 13 10 10 10 14 11 14 13 14 10 5 5 6 3 9 6 5 3  
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 33 24 24 27 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 0 5 5 5 5 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 5 10 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.3 12.4 12.1 12.3 12.5 11.9 11.7 11.8 11.2 10.0 9.9 10.3 9.5 9.0 10.1 10.6 9.8 9.2 10.1 10.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 2 3  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26  
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 FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 15 15 45 65 85 90 95 90 65 30 30 85  
TEMPERATURE 38 37 41 48 49 45 42 41 41 41 42 49 51 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 50 40 51  
WIND CHILL 30 29 34 38 35 33 33 32 34  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 13 14 13 13 17 18 18 16 19 20 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 31 31 32 31 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 20 20 70  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R T T R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.9 12.6 12.8 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
 
DATE MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26 FRI 10/16/26  
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 40 10 10 20 15 10 25 30 30 15 10 10 10 5 20 15 15 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 43 40 46 45 40 37 45 42 37 33 37 36 30 28 41 38 32 29 38 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 49 37 46 32 40 27 43 29 41  
WIND CHILL 33 31 39 31 28 37 35 27 22 28 28 23 20 35 22 20  
WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W NW W SW E E SW S  
WIND (MPH) 24 19 17 12 16 16 18 12 17 17 17 11 8 8 8 4 13 10 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 35 28 27 28 31 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 0 5 5 5 5 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 5 10 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.2 12.4 12.1 12.3 12.5 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.2 10.0 9.9 10.2 9.5 9.0 10.1 10.6 9.8 9.2 10.1 10.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 4  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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