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
505 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/12/25 THURSDAY 03/13/25
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 SC OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 45 35 10 5 15 25 20 10 15 15 70 70 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 23 28 37 40 38 30 26 24 24 29 39 43 40 33 29 22 17
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 22 43 16
WIND CHILL 13 18 28 32 29 21 18 15 13 18 30 34 29 22 16 5 -3
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 13 16 16 10 9 9 10 14 18 23 21 23 24 29 32
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 24 27 28 31 24 20 24 27 32 35 39 41 47 51 64 71
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 50 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 5.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.2 7.1 7.8 8.3 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.1 5.4 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 14 14 16
DATE FRI 03/14/25 SAT 03/15/25 SUN 03/16/25 MON 03/17/25 TUE 03/18/25
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 BK OV OV BK FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 65 80 75 65 25 15 5 10 15 20 20 35 40 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 22 24 17 13 24 24 17 11 29 33 24 23 42 43 33 27 38 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 12 27 9 35 22 46 26 39
WIND CHILL 5 7 2 2 13 12 8 1 19 24 14 14 35 35 23 15 26 23
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 28 25 16 8 11 14 6 6 11 13 9 9 13 18 16 17 27 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 63 57 44 25 25 33 20 20 24 31 27 25 28 40 39 43 59 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 20 60 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.8 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.7 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.9 4.3 3.7 4.8 6.5 6.4 6.5 7.6 8.5 7.9 7.0 6.6 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 15 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 03/12/25 THURSDAY 03/13/25
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 SC OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 75 50 40 20 10 15 25 25 10 15 15 70 70 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 18 22 29 32 30 24 22 20 20 24 32 35 33 28 25 17 12
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 19 36 11
WIND CHILL 5 9 18 20 18 12 9 7 6 10 19 23 19 13 7 -4 -12
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 14 17 19 19 14 12 14 17 19 21 26 27 28 32 37 39
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 31 32 28 33 36 40 41 48 52 61 65
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 50 50 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.25
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
HIGH END SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.1 6.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.3 7.1 7.8 8.3 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.9 7.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.1 5.4 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 15
DATE FRI 03/14/25 SAT 03/15/25 SUN 03/16/25 MON 03/17/25 TUE 03/18/25
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 BK OV OV BK SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 65 80 80 65 25 20 5 10 15 20 25 40 45 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 15 17 12 9 16 17 12 7 21 26 19 20 35 35 28 24 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 18 9 20 6 28 18 38 22 30
WIND CHILL -7 -4 -8 -8 1 1 -3 -9 8 13 5 6 24 23 14 8 14 11
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 32 33 24 14 16 20 13 12 16 19 14 14 17 24 23 24 32 33
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 55 41 27 27 35 27 32 27 27 31 41 41 47 56 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 10 20 60 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.7 3.5 3.5 4.2 4.9 4.3 3.8 4.8 6.5 6.4 6.5 7.6 8.5 7.9 7.0 6.6 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 15 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