Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT FRI APR 4 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 04/04/25 SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 85 95 95 95 95 95 100 95 90 85 70 70 50 50 40
TEMPERATURE 19 25 32 30 26 23 21 17 15 16 22 25 24 19 15 13 12
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 14 26 10
WIND CHILL 12 19 24 20 15 10 6 2 -1 1 11 14 14 11 7 6 6
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 13 13 17 18 17 16 13 11 11 9 6 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 36 36 31 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 70 90 90 90 90 70 90 90 70 70 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.31 0.23 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 4.1 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 4.1 4.6 1.6 0.2
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 6.4 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.4 5.5 4.4 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.4 3.7 3.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 13 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 14 14 15 15 16 16 15
DATE SUN 04/06/25 MON 04/07/25 TUE 04/08/25 WED 04/09/25 THU 04/10/25
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 FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 15 10 5 10 15 20 15 25 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 31 35 23 19 41 43 30 27 47 49 35 31 51 53 39 33 55 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 18 45 26 51 30 56 33 59
WIND CHILL 24 28 37 23 20 29 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW N W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 4 4 6 11 6 6 11 17 8 6 11 17 6 5 9 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 20 23 23 35 23 19 23 33 19 17 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 6.5 6.7 6.4 7.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 8.7 9.7 9.2 8.8 9.4 10.4 9.7 9.3 9.8 10.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 11 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 04/04/25 SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 85 95 95 95 95 95 100 95 90 85 75 75 55 55 45
TEMPERATURE 15 21 25 23 20 18 15 12 10 11 16 18 17 14 10 9 8
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 10 20 7
WIND CHILL 4 11 14 10 5 1 -3 -7 -9 -7 2 5 4 0 -4 -4 -6
WIND DIR S S SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 14 17 21 23 21 21 18 13 12 11 11 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 36 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 80 100 90 90 90 70 90 90 70 70 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.36 0.27 0.10 0.07 0.05 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 5.3 4.0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 5.3 5.6 2.0 0.2
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.8 6.5 7.4 7.5 7.1 6.4 5.5 4.4 3.8 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.4 3.7 3.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 15
DATE SUN 04/06/25 MON 04/07/25 TUE 04/08/25 WED 04/09/25 THU 04/10/25
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 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 15 10 5 10 20 20 15 25 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 24 28 18 15 33 36 25 23 40 41 30 27 43 45 33 29 48 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 15 37 22 44 27 47 29 52
WIND CHILL 13 17 6 3 25 26 13 11 32 32 19 16 36 37 24 20
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW N W W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 9 9 10 17 12 12 14 23 13 12 14 23 12 10 13 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24 36 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 6.5 6.7 6.5 7.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 8.7 9.7 9.2 8.8 9.4 10.4 9.7 9.3 9.8 10.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 13 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN