Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2025


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...

DATE                                   TUESDAY 07/15/25                        WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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        OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   CL   BK   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   65   50   20   10    5   65   70   55   50   20   20   10   10   85   85   60
TEMPERATURE        66   56   52   49   47   59   71   71   67   58   54   50   48   61   73   70   64
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  74                  48                  74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S   NW    S   SW    W    W   NW    N    W   SE    S    W    W   NW   SW    S   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    4    4    5    8    6    5    4    4    4    3    3    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30    0    0    0    0   40   60   20   20    0    0    0    0   80   80   40
PRECIP TYPE         T    R                        T    R    T    R                        R    R    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.08      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.06
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.4 14.7 14.9 15.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE                    THU 07/17/25        FRI 07/18/25        SAT 07/19/25        SUN 07/20/25        MON 07/21/25
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   OV   OV   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   FW   OV   BK   SC   FW   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   35   90   85   65   40   85   60   60   35   80   65   55   25   70   50   30   10   65   35
TEMPERATURE        53   47   69   60   51   47   67   64   52   48   67   64   52   47   67   68   53   48   68   69
MIN/MAX TEMP            47        70        47        69        48        69        47        70        48        71
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE    E   SW   SE   SE   SW   SW    W   SW    W    W   SW   NW   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    4    6    6    4    3    6    6    4    3    6    6    4    4    8    8    4    4    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   90   70   20    5   80   40    5    5   70   40    5    0   60   30    5    0   50   20
PRECIP TYPE                   T    R    R         T    T              T    T              T    T              T    T
12 HOUR QPF           0.02      0.15
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.7 14.4 14.8 15.4 15.1 14.8 15.1 15.4 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.8 15.2 14.8 14.4 14.6 15.0
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                                   TUESDAY 07/15/25                        WEDNESDAY 07/16/25
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        OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   CL   BK   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   70   55   25   10    5   65   70   55   55   25   25   10   10   85   85   60
TEMPERATURE        59   52   50   47   46   54   64   65   61   54   51   48   47   57   66   63   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  67                  46                  67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW    W   SW    W    W    W   NW    N   NW   SE   SW    W    W   NW    W    S    N
WIND (MPH)          6    8    8    8    9    9    9    6    6    6    9    8    8    6    9    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   30    0    0    0    0   50   60   20   20    0    0    0    0   70   70   40
PRECIP TYPE         T    R                        T    T    T    R                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.05
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.6 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.4 14.8 14.9 15.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE                    THU 07/17/25        FRI 07/18/25        SAT 07/19/25        SUN 07/20/25        MON 07/21/25
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   OV   OV   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   FW   OV   BK   SC   FW   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   35   90   85   70   40   85   60   65   40   80   65   55   25   70   50   30   10   60   35
TEMPERATURE        50   46   63   54   49   46   59   58   50   47   60   58   49   46   60   61   50   47   61   62
MIN/MAX TEMP            46        64        46        62        46        63        46        63        46        64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            E    E   SW   SE   SE    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   NW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   10    8    8    9    6    9    8    8    6    8    8    8    8    9   10    9    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   90   70   20    5   80   40    5    5   70   40    5    0   60   30    5    0   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                   T    R    R         T    T              T    T              T    T              T    T
12 HOUR QPF           0.03      0.16
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.7 14.4 14.8 15.4 15.1 14.9 15.1 15.4 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.8 15.2 14.8 14.4 14.6 15.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0   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