Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 SC FW BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 55 55 20 15 10 5 15 5 5 5 55 55 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 36 46 53 56 55 45 42 39 37 46 53 55 54 45 37 30 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 36 56 26
WIND CHILL 29 38 34 31 29 38 36 27 19 16
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 16 20 20 16 14 12 12 20 25 28 31 21 17 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 31 28 25 25 41 48 52 55 40 33 32 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.8 11.3 11.5 11.3 11.3 10.7 10.0 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.3 9.6 8.4 7.2 6.4 5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 9
DATE MON 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU 05/01/25 FRI 05/02/25
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 CL FW FW SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 15 30 60 70 45 35 60 55 25 40 65 65 45 40 65 50
TEMPERATURE 43 46 32 27 50 45 35 29 47 45 35 31 50 46 35 32 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 26 51 28 50 31 52 31 54
WIND CHILL 34 39 26 17 39 27 39 28 26
WIND DIR W W NE E S S SE SE W W W W W SW E SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 20 6 10 11 12 9 5 11 13 6 5 11 11 9 6 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 36 19 27 24 24 23 23 27 19 17 23 20 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 40 30 20 20 40 20 5 10 50 30 10 10 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S T S S R S R T S S S T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.6 8.8 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.3 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.8 10.3 10.0 9.7 10.3 10.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 4 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 SATURDAY 04/26/25 SUNDAY 04/27/25
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 SC FW BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 55 55 20 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 55 55 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 33 40 46 48 47 39 37 34 33 39 45 47 46 38 31 25 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 32 48 21
WIND CHILL 23 32 38 38 29 26 24 22 28 35 38 35 27 18 10 8
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 14 18 24 25 21 20 18 18 26 29 34 36 26 23 20 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 40 33 33 31 32 44 48 55 56 41 36 33 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 30 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 10.8 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.3 10.7 10.0 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.3 9.5 8.4 7.1 6.4 5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 11 11 11
DATE MON 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU 05/01/25 FRI 05/02/25
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 CL FW FW SC BK OV SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 20 30 60 70 45 40 60 60 30 40 70 70 50 45 65 55
TEMPERATURE 35 39 28 23 42 37 29 25 40 37 31 28 43 39 31 28 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 23 43 25 42 28 44 28 47
WIND CHILL 23 28 17 9 35 27 18 15 31 27 20 18 35 30 19 18 35 34
WIND DIR W W NE E S S SE SE W W W SW W SW SE SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 23 24 13 18 16 17 16 11 14 19 12 11 14 16 16 12 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 36 32 28 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 40 30 20 20 40 20 5 10 50 30 10 10 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S T S S S S S T S S T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.6 8.8 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.3 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.8 10.3 10.1 9.7 10.3 10.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 6 7 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