Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT FRI MAY 9 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL BK SC SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 40 25 25 30 30 15 15 5 55 45 35 35 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 29 40 49 51 49 39 34 32 30 42 52 55 51 44 39 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 30 56 33
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E NE NE E S S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 8 8 6 6 5 4 3 4 6 8 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 10.1 10.3 10.9 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.0 9.4 9.9 10.5 11.0 11.3 11.2 10.7 10.4 10.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
DATE SUN 05/11/25 MON 05/12/25 TUE 05/13/25 WED 05/14/25 THU 05/15/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 30 35 35 35 25 25 30 30 10 10 20 25 10 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 55 57 43 39 59 59 46 40 56 54 43 37 50 50 37 30 49 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 38 62 40 58 36 53 30 54
WIND CHILL 33 35 27 29 23
WIND DIR W SW S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 12 6 6 18 23 12 13 24 27 19 18 25 27 12 9 20 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 31 35 40 43 44 47 44 44 31 24 33 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.5 10.9 10.8 11.4 11.9 11.4 10.1 10.9 11.4 10.5 9.4 9.8 10.0 8.5 7.7 8.8 9.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 45 25 25 30 30 15 15 5 55 45 35 35 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 26 34 41 43 41 33 30 29 28 37 45 47 44 37 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 28 49 30
WIND CHILL 17 37 34 24 20 19 19 38 30 26 24 22
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE E SE S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 10 12 12 12 10 9 5 6 9 11 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 10.1 10.2 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.5 9.9 9.2 9.8 10.6 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.7 10.4 10.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
DATE SUN 05/11/25 MON 05/12/25 TUE 05/13/25 WED 05/14/25 THU 05/15/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 30 35 35 35 25 25 30 35 15 10 20 25 15 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 48 49 38 36 51 52 42 37 49 47 39 33 42 42 33 27 42 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 55 37 52 32 45 27 46
WIND CHILL 31 28 33 27 38 27 19 31 31 21 15 32 35
WIND DIR W SW S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 17 11 12 20 25 19 20 27 31 27 25 29 32 18 14 23 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 33 35 43 44 47 44 48 48 31 27 36 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.5 10.8 10.8 11.4 11.9 11.4 10.1 10.9 11.4 10.5 9.4 9.8 10.1 8.5 7.7 8.8 9.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 1 1 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