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
1005 PM MST SUN NOV 30 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
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 OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 70 35 5 5 15 10 5 5 10 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 25 21 17 17 23 26 20 16 14 13 13 17 31 33 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 26 12 33
WIND CHILL 11 7 4 6 12 16 12 9 6 4 1 5 21 23 16
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 16 12 10 11 9 6 5 5 6 9 9 11 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 41 36 24 19 24 31 25 23 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.14 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 6.3 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 16 16 18 18 16 16 13 13 11 11 10 10 12
DATE WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25
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 FW BK OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 75 90 85 80 55 45 55 45 20 20 25 25 15 20 20 25 20 20
TEMPERATURE 20 16 26 22 18 15 22 20 15 12 23 19 14 14 27 25 19 16 28 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 15 27 14 24 10 25 11 31 15 31
WIND CHILL 9 8 19 14 8 9 14 13 7 2 14 11 4 2 19 16 9 5 21 17
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE SW W W SW W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 6 8 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 6 9 8 8 8 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 19 23 19 25 23 31 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 80 80 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 5.0 5.6 5.7 4.6 4.6 5.3 5.4 4.7 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.5 6.0 6.7 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 15 15 13 13 13 12 10 10 11 11 10 10
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
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 OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 45 10 5 15 10 5 5 10 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 21 18 14 13 16 18 13 12 11 11 11 14 23 24 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 13 19 10 25
WIND CHILL 4 -1 -5 -3 2 6 1 -1 -2 -3 -6 -1 10 11 5
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 25 25 21 16 13 10 9 9 10 12 16 14 14 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 43 39 27 24 31 27 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.21 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 3.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 17 17 18 18 17 17 14 14 12 12 12 12 13
DATE WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 55 80 90 85 80 55 50 55 50 20 20 25 25 15 25 25 25 20 20
TEMPERATURE 16 14 19 16 15 14 16 13 13 10 16 12 11 11 21 18 16 14 21 17
MAX/MIN TEMP 13 20 12 17 8 18 9 23 13 24
WIND CHILL 1 0 9 4 0 1 5 3 -1 -5 4 0 -4 -5 9 6 2 -2 11 7
WIND DIR W W SW S S W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 11 9 9 14 10 8 6 11 13 9 8 11 14 10 10 13 14 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 27 23 31 25 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 80 80 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.6 5.0 5.6 5.7 4.7 4.6 5.3 5.4 4.7 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.5 6.0 6.7 6.2 5.9 6.3 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 11 12 12 12 11 11
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN