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
229 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 85 70 65 80 85 80 50 35 40 40 55 50 50 65
TEMPERATURE 43 46 51 51 48 45 44 44 43 43 50 54 50 43 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 41 55 35
WIND CHILL 38 37 35 35 32 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NE E E
WIND (MPH) 9 12 14 13 14 11 13 16 16 18 14 13 8 4 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 23 31 36 40 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 60 60 30 20 20 30 20 20 5 5 0 0 20 20 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T R T R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.35 0.04 0.08 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) 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.2 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 12.4 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.7 12.0 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
DATE MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25 THU 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25
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 OV BK OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 70 80 55 35 40 55 55 55 40 30 40 25 25 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 49 48 40 40 50 50 42 42 54 51 42 39 51 48 38 32 47 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 38 53 40 56 38 53 31 51
WIND CHILL 34 34 32 32 24 38
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 10 9 10 5 5 6 12 17 9 10 16 12 6 9 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 27 27 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 60 60 30 20 20 20 30 30 20 10 10 10 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R R T R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.3 12.6 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.2 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.3 12.7 12.0 11.5 11.2 10.2 9.2 9.3 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 SATURDAY 10/11/25 SUNDAY 10/12/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC BK BK SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 75 80 95 95 90 60 40 40 40 55 50 50 70
TEMPERATURE 41 41 45 45 42 42 42 42 41 38 43 47 43 39 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 38 47 33
WIND CHILL 34 33 37 38 34 35 34 33 30 28 35 37 33 31 29 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W W NE E SE
WIND (MPH) 14 16 17 16 17 14 18 21 23 21 17 14 10 8 8 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 31 36 41 39 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 60 60 30 20 30 30 20 20 5 5 0 0 20 20 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.54 0.07 0.18 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) 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.3 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.5 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.8 12.1 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DATE MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25 THU 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25
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 OV BK OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 70 85 55 35 45 60 55 55 40 30 40 25 25 15 10 10
TEMPERATURE 42 41 38 38 43 43 39 40 46 45 39 37 45 42 35 30 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 36 46 38 49 36 47 29 43
WIND CHILL 36 34 30 30 36 33 33 37 32 28 37 34 27 20 31 28
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 12 12 12 11 8 9 11 14 18 12 14 18 14 10 14 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 60 60 30 20 20 20 40 30 20 10 10 10 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R S S S R T R R T R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.3 12.7 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.3 12.7 12.0 11.5 11.2 10.2 9.2 9.3 9.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 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