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
406 PM MDT THU MAR 27 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 20 10 15 25 45 50 75 65 50 50 50 50 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 53 43 39 35 32 39 50 54 52 44 38 32 29 33 43 46 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 55 29 47
WIND CHILL 26 33 36 28 22 19 25 37 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 8 6 6 8 9 14 18 19 17 16 16 13 11 12 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 19 20 23 25 27 32 35 36 41 41 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.4 9.5 9.7 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 7 7 8 8 4 4 5
DATE SUN 03/30/25 MON 03/31/25 TUE 04/01/25 WED 04/02/25 THU 04/03/25
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 55 60 35 20 25 45 45 50 55 55 55 45 65 65 50 50 50 45
TEMPERATURE 32 24 40 42 31 26 44 47 40 33 44 44 34 28 39 39 31 27 41 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 46 26 49 33 48 28 43 26 45
WIND CHILL 21 11 31 32 20 15 36 30 21 35 34 21 16 29 29 20 16 31 33
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 14 18 23 16 14 18 23 20 21 26 27 23 16 21 21 13 12 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 31 32 35 27 31 40 39 41 48 47 43 41 48 44 35 31 41 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 20 30 20 20 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 6.3 6.8 7.5 7.0 6.7 7.6 8.5 8.1 7.3 7.9 8.3 6.9 6.1 6.6 7.3 6.9 6.4 7.1 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 10 6 MM MM 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 03/28/25 SATURDAY 03/29/25
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 20 10 20 25 50 50 75 75 55 55 55 55 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 45 38 34 31 29 34 42 45 44 37 32 27 25 28 36 39 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 47 24 39
WIND CHILL 38 30 26 22 19 24 33 37 35 26 19 12 11 16 27 29 24
WIND DIR W W SW W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 12 11 13 13 16 18 21 24 24 24 24 18 14 13 18 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 31 33 36 40 41 41 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.2 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 10 10 10 10 7 7 8
DATE SUN 03/30/25 MON 03/31/25 TUE 04/01/25 WED 04/02/25 THU 04/03/25
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 55 60 35 25 30 45 50 55 60 60 55 50 65 65 55 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 26 19 32 35 26 22 36 40 34 30 36 36 28 24 31 31 25 23 33 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 38 22 42 29 41 24 35 22 37
WIND CHILL 12 3 20 22 12 8 26 29 22 15 23 23 13 9 17 17 11 9 20 21
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 19 21 25 18 17 20 26 25 27 29 32 27 24 26 27 21 19 24 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 32 33 36 32 40 40 43 48 48 43 43 47 44 36 35 41 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 20 30 20 20 10 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 6.3 6.8 7.5 7.0 6.7 7.6 8.5 8.1 7.3 7.9 8.3 6.9 6.1 6.7 7.3 6.9 6.4 7.1 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 9 MM MM 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