Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 170536
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST SUN NOV 16 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 60 55 40 30 30 40 55 65 70 75 75 75 60
TEMPERATURE 32 28 26 26 34 41 32 26 23 23 23 29 45 47 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 41 22 48
WIND CHILL 20 14 12 12 23 33 23 18 15 16 16 30
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 19 20 20 20 17 14 12 8 6 5 5 4 6 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 51 51 48 36 28 24 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 8.0 7.5 7.4 8.0 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.9 9.2 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 12 12 8 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
DATE WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 50 60 75 80 75 90 85 80 80 70 65 55 40 30 45 40 45 45
TEMPERATURE 29 29 44 36 29 29 37 30 26 24 33 30 22 19 37 29 19 18 40 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 47 27 39 22 38 18 42 18 44
WIND CHILL 21 21 30 22 22 24 19 15 26 23 14 9 31 22 11 9 34 23
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W W W SW SW W W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 30 40 60 50 40 30 20 20 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.4 7.0 7.6 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.8 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 5 6 7 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 MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 80 65 50 40 35 40 55 65 75 75 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 28 25 23 21 27 34 25 24 21 22 22 26 37 38 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 34 21 40
WIND CHILL 13 8 6 5 13 23 12 13 10 11 12 18 31 20
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 27 28 28 25 19 17 14 11 10 10 9 6 6 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 49 49 48 39 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.0 7.6 7.4 8.0 8.5 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.9 9.1 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 13 10 10 8 8 10 10 9 9 8 8 8
DATE WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 65 80 80 75 90 90 85 80 70 65 60 45 35 50 40 50 45
TEMPERATURE 26 27 36 29 27 28 30 23 25 24 26 23 20 18 30 20 17 18 33 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 38 25 31 19 30 17 34 16 36
WIND CHILL 16 17 28 19 17 18 23 15 15 12 17 14 9 5 22 11 5 5 25 13
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W W W SW W W W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 11 11 11 6 8 10 12 9 8 9 11 8 8 9 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 20 30 40 60 50 40 30 20 20 10 5 5 10 10 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.4 7.1 7.6 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.8 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 8 8 10 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