Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 271736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST THU NOV 27 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 35 40 40 30 25 20 25 20 10 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 43 44 36 30 28 28 26 28 39 40 33 30 28 27 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 25 41 21
WIND CHILL 22 20 22 33 32 24 19 17 16 13
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 6 9 13 13 13 13 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 32 36 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 8.8 9.2 8.4 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.6 7.2 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 10 10
DATE SAT 11/29/25 SUN 11/30/25 MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC BK BK OV BK SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 40 50 45 50 70 75 70 50 25 25 30 20 25 30 35 55 65
TEMPERATURE 34 30 22 18 29 26 25 19 24 21 15 13 28 26 20 17 30 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 18 31 18 27 12 32 16 32
WIND CHILL 27 21 11 6 19 15 14 9 15 14 9 5 21 16 11 7 23 19
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 10 11 11 14 10 9 9 4 4 5 6 11 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 25 25 20 20 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 5 10 50 60 30 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.5 5.9 5.6 6.2 6.8 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.8 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.2 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 12 13 11 11 13 14 13 14 14 12 10 10 11 11 11 12
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 35 40 35 25 25 20 20 15 15 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 36 37 29 26 26 25 24 25 32 32 27 25 25 24 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 24 33 19
WIND CHILL 31 23 18 17 15 14 15 23 21 14 12 10 9 7
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 8 8 10 11 11 11 14 16 18 19 19 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 35 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 8.9 9.2 8.4 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.3 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 12
DATE SAT 11/29/25 SUN 11/30/25 MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 40 50 50 55 70 80 70 55 25 25 30 25 25 30 40 55 65
TEMPERATURE 27 23 19 17 22 20 22 16 18 14 12 11 21 19 17 15 24 21
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 16 25 15 20 10 24 14 26
WIND CHILL 19 11 5 1 10 5 8 1 5 4 0 -3 11 5 4 0 14 10
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 14 17 13 17 16 16 11 5 9 11 9 13 12 13 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 28 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 5 10 50 60 30 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.3 6.8 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.9 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.2 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 11 13 14 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 12 12 12 13
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN