Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2025


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...

DATE               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25                      THURSDAY 10/09/25
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        BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   60   50   45   25   55   60   55   50   45   40   65   65   80   85   85   90
TEMPERATURE        38   43   52   55   52   45   43   41   40   46   57   59   54   47   44   43   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  39                  60                  41
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    6   10   10    9    5    4    4    3    4    5    6    5    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   20   20   10   10    5   10    5    5   20   20   20   20   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    T    T                                  T    T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.3 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.0 13.8
SNOW RATIO (:1)     1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE               FRI 10/10/25   SAT 10/11/25        SUN 10/12/25        MON 10/13/25        TUE 10/14/25
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        BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   75   75   65   60   65   60   40   35   45   45   50   50   60   60   65   55
TEMPERATURE        55   54   46   43   53   51   46   43   50   50   41   38   53   49   42   40   50   50
MAX/MIN TEMP            58        42        56        42        54        37        54        39        54
WIND CHILL                                            36
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          9   11    6    9   13   16   11   13   13   16    5    5   10   12    5    6   11   16
WIND GUST (MPH)                   25             24   35                  17
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   30   40   30   20   20   20   10   10   10   30   30   30   40   50   30
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    T    T         R         R    R    R    S    R    R
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.3 12.6 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.7 12.2 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.9
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               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25                      THURSDAY 10/09/25
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   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   60   50   30   65   70   55   60   45   40   70   70   80   85   85   90
TEMPERATURE        37   39   45   47   44   40   40   39   38   41   50   51   47   43   41   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  38                  52                  40
WIND CHILL         30   32   39                  34                                                34
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          9   10   11   11   10    8    8    6    6    6    6    8    6    6    8    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   20   20   10   10    5   10    5    5   10   10   20   20   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    T    T                                            T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.03      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) 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.4 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     2    2    2    2    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1

DATE               FRI 10/10/25   SAT 10/11/25        SUN 10/12/25        MON 10/13/25        TUE 10/14/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   70   75   80   70   60   70   65   45   35   50   45   50   50   60   60   65   55
TEMPERATURE        47   47   43   41   46   44   42   41   42   42   38   36   45   42   39   39   43   43
MAX/MIN TEMP            51        40        48        39        46        36        47        37        47
WIND CHILL                   37   33   39   35   35   32   34   34   32   29   39   34   33   32   37   35
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         10   12   10   14   16   18   14   19   16   17    9   10   11   13    9   11   12   18
WIND GUST (MPH)                   27   27             35   27
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   30   40   30   20   20   20   10   10   10   30   30   40   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    T    T                   R    S    R    R    R    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 14.0 13.7 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.3 12.6 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.7 12.2 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    1   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN