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
229 PM MDT TUE OCT 7 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 SC BK OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 50 50 70 65 65 45 25 35 50 55 55 50 35 55 65
TEMPERATURE 52 43 40 39 38 43 51 54 51 44 42 41 40 45 56 59 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 55 39 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 5 5 8 10 10 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 20 20 20 20 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R R R T T T T R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.01 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) 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.0 12.8 13.2 13.3 13.6 13.7 14.0 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 1 1 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) 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 OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 65 70 75 65 60 65 70 60 55 45 50 50 50 55 65 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 44 42 55 53 46 43 54 51 45 42 51 50 41 39 50 49 41 40 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 58 42 56 42 53 38 53 39 54
WIND CHILL 39 36
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 8 8 10 14 11 11 12 12 10 5 6 10 8 6 6 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 25 32 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 20 20 30 40 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R R R T R S S T S S R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.0 13.6 13.1 12.7 12.5 12.2 12.0 12.1 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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 WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 50 60 85 75 80 45 30 40 55 60 60 55 40 60 65
TEMPERATURE 45 40 38 38 37 38 44 46 44 40 40 39 38 41 49 51 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 47 38 52
WIND CHILL 33 31 31 29 32 38 34 34 32
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 20 20 30 20 30 20 10 10 20 20 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R R R T T T T R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 0.12 0.03 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) 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.0 12.9 13.0 12.8 13.2 13.3 13.6 13.8 14.0 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 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) 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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 70 70 75 65 65 65 70 65 55 50 50 50 55 60 70 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 41 41 47 46 43 41 47 44 42 40 43 42 38 37 43 42 39 39 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 50 41 49 39 46 37 46 37 47
WIND CHILL 35 37 33 38 34 31 36 36 31 29 37 36 32 31 38 37
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 10 11 14 16 13 14 18 14 11 9 11 11 10 10 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 20 20 20 40 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R R R T S S S T S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.1 13.6 13.1 12.7 12.5 12.2 12.0 12.1 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.6 13.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN