Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 281835
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 AM MST FRI NOV 28 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 20 20 15 10 20 30 30 35 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 39 33 30 29 28 25 24 33 34 26 21 19 17 16
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 23 35 14
WIND CHILL 31 23 20 17 16 14 16 26 26 18 11 10 5 3
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 13 18 17 12 6 8 9 6 9 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 33 41 41 33 19 23 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.4 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 9 9 12 12 13 13 11 11 12 12 13 13 13
DATE SUN 11/30/25 MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW BK OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 55 75 65 40 20 15 15 5 15 30 30 45 55 60 60 45 30
TEMPERATURE 29 27 25 19 24 21 14 12 28 26 20 17 29 25 20 18 28 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 17 26 11 32 16 31 17 30
WIND CHILL 18 16 13 6 14 13 7 1 21 18 10 9 23 19 11 8 19 17
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 12 13 12 9 5 4 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 25 25 20 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 30 60 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.10
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.4 5.2 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.7 6.3 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 12 9 10 12 12 11 12 13 13 12 12
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 25 25 25 15 20 35 30 35 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 31 26 25 25 24 21 20 26 27 20 18 16 15 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 19 28 13
WIND CHILL 20 13 11 9 8 6 9 17 17 10 4 3 0 -2
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 17 18 24 24 19 10 9 10 9 12 12 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 32 41 43 35 24 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.1 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 13 13 15 15 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 13
DATE SUN 11/30/25 MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW BK OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 55 80 70 45 25 15 20 10 20 30 35 50 55 60 60 45 35
TEMPERATURE 22 21 22 16 17 14 11 10 21 19 17 15 22 18 17 16 21 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 15 18 9 25 14 24 15 23
WIND CHILL 8 7 7 -1 4 2 -2 -6 11 8 3 1 13 9 4 2 10 7
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 14 19 20 11 8 9 13 9 10 13 12 8 6 11 14 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 35 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 30 60 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 5.2 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 14 15 14 15 14 13 11 11 13 13 12 13 14 14 13 13
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN