Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
857
FWUS45 KABQ 191105
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT SAT APR 19 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 90 80 60 65 65 45 10 5 10 15 15 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 22 25 29 29 27 22 20 20 19 27 35 40 40 32 28 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 19 41 24
WIND CHILL 9 15 19 19 20 16 12 14 11 20 28 33 32 24 22 20 19
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE NE NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 11 12 11 6 4 5 4 5 6 9 11 12 9 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 17 16 16
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 70 90 50 20 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.17 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.3 6.6 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.1 7.4 8.0 8.7 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 12 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
DATE MON 04/21/25 TUE 04/22/25 WED 04/23/25 THU 04/24/25 FRI 04/25/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 20 25 25 25 15 20 40 35 40 30 55 40 30 40 45 45
TEMPERATURE 46 47 34 30 51 52 37 33 55 51 39 33 55 52 38 33 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 30 54 32 56 33 57 32 56
WIND CHILL 27 33 26
WIND DIR W W SW NW W W NE E SW SW SE E SW W E SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 20 5 4 11 14 6 6 11 14 8 6 11 12 8 6 14 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 17 19 19 23 20 19 19 19 28 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 20 10 10 10 30 20 10 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 9.3 8.9 8.7 9.2 9.9 9.7 9.5 10.0 10.4 10.2 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.1 9.7 10.2 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 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 04/19/25 SUNDAY 04/20/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 90 80 65 65 65 45 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 19 20 23 22 21 17 16 16 16 23 28 32 32 27 23 21 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 15 33 21
WIND CHILL 3 6 9 9 12 9 4 6 5 12 19 23 21 15 12 11 10
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE NE N NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 14 17 14 6 5 9 8 9 10 9 12 16 13 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 70 90 50 20 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.25 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.4 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.1 7.4 8.1 8.7 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
DATE MON 04/21/25 TUE 04/22/25 WED 04/23/25 THU 04/24/25 FRI 04/25/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 20 25 30 25 15 20 45 35 40 30 55 40 30 40 45 45
TEMPERATURE 39 40 29 28 43 43 32 30 46 43 34 30 48 44 33 29 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 27 46 29 47 29 49 29 49
WIND CHILL 30 29 20 18 36 36 23 19 34 24 20 37 24 19 39 38
WIND DIR W W SW NW W W NE E SW SW SE E W W E SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 23 11 10 14 18 12 13 14 18 14 12 14 16 13 13 18 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 24 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 20 20 10 10 30 20 10 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 9.3 8.9 8.8 9.2 9.9 9.7 9.5 10.0 10.4 10.2 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.1 9.7 10.2 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 5 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN