Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 100829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 70 65 70 85 75 80 90 75 80 80 75 70 80 85 80
TEMPERATURE 43 48 57 58 53 48 45 45 44 46 52 52 49 46 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 42 54 42
WIND CHILL 39 37 35
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 9 10 5 5 8 10 13 13 13 11 12 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 25 25 24 31 35 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 20 10 20 20 30 30 60 60 40 40 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.13 0.24 0.06 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.3 13.1 13.3 14.0 14.1 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.9 14.0 14.3 14.0 13.9 13.3 13.0 12.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DATE SUN 10/12/25 MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25 THU 10/16/25
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 35 45 55 65 70 70 60 50 55 40 55 50 30 25 25 10
TEMPERATURE 50 49 39 35 48 47 40 40 49 49 43 41 54 53 45 41 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 34 52 37 52 40 58 40 56
WIND CHILL 29 35
WIND DIR W W N E SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 4 9 8 10 5 5 10 11 6 6 13 13 9 8 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 19 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 30 50 60 50 40 30 20 20 30 30 10 5 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S R R R S R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.8 12.4 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.2 12.7 12.1 11.9 12.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 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 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 75 70 75 90 80 85 95 80 85 85 75 70 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 42 43 50 51 46 44 43 42 42 41 44 45 43 42 42 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 46 39
WIND CHILL 37 36 34 33 37 38 36 34 34 33 31
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 10 11 8 9 12 14 17 16 16 13 14 18 20 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 27 31 36 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 20 30 30 60 60 50 50 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.20 0.33 0.10 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.3 13.1 13.3 14.1 14.1 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.3 14.0 13.9 13.3 13.0 12.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
DATE SUN 10/12/25 MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25 THU 10/16/25
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 40 50 55 65 70 75 60 55 60 45 55 50 35 25 25 15
TEMPERATURE 42 42 36 34 41 40 37 38 42 42 40 39 48 46 41 39 47 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 33 45 35 45 38 50 38 49
WIND CHILL 34 34 30 24 35 33 30 31 35 35 33 32 39 35 31 38
WIND DIR W W NW E SE S S W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 17 16 8 14 10 12 10 10 11 13 10 11 14 14 12 12 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 27 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 10 20 30 50 60 50 40 30 20 20 30 30 10 5 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R R R S R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.8 12.4 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.2 12.7 12.1 11.9 12.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 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