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
1035 PM MST MON DEC 1 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 12/02/25 WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 20 5 5 15 25 35 30 50 60 75 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 15 15 14 18 31 32 26 22 20 19 18 19 25 24 21
MIN/MAX TEMP 13 33 15 26
WIND CHILL 8 5 2 6 22 23 15 11 10 11 10 10 18 16 12
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 10 11 13 12 10 8 6 5 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 32 27 25 27 27 25 19 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 20 20 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 5.7 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.0 5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 11 11 11 11 14 14 15 15 13 13 14 14 15
DATE THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 40 30 30 25 15 10 15 20 10 15 25 20 10 5 10 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 15 13 20 18 14 12 24 19 12 12 27 25 19 17 30 25 19 18 31 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 11 23 10 25 10 31 16 32 17 34
WIND CHILL 7 7 11 10 5 2 15 10 2 0 19 17 10 7 23 18 11 9 24 20
WIND DIR SE W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 8 6 6 6 8 6 6 10 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 24 32 25 25 19 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.32 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 4.8 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.1 3.5 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.7 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 10 10 11 11 9 8 9 9 8 9
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 12/02/25 WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 20 5 5 15 20 40 35 50 65 75 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 13 13 12 15 24 24 19 17 16 16 15 15 19 17 15
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 25 14 19
WIND CHILL 0 -2 -5 0 12 11 4 2 2 3 2 2 8 6 2
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 12 16 14 14 16 16 14 13 12 11 11 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 32 28 27 28 27 25 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 20 20 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 5.6 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 12 13 13 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 15
DATE THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 45 35 35 30 15 10 15 20 10 15 25 25 10 5 10 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 12 11 13 12 12 10 17 12 9 10 20 19 16 15 23 18 16 16 24 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 9 15 9 18 7 23 14 25 15 26
WIND CHILL -2 -1 1 0 -2 -5 5 0 -7 -7 8 7 2 0 13 8 3 2 15 10
WIND DIR S W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 9 10 9 12 12 10 9 12 16 10 10 12 13 9 8 11 13 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 24 32 24 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.37 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 5.5 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.1 3.5 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.6 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.8 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN