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 AM MDT SAT OCT 4 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 FW FW SC SC BK FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 45 40 70 20 15 10 10 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 42 47 54 55 49 42 37 34 32 39 52 55 52 42 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 31 56 35
WIND CHILL 35 36 31 28 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 12 17 21 24 16 11 8 6 6 8 10 11 9 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 33 35 36 27 23 19 19 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.12 0.05 0.00 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) 12.1 12.2 12.6 12.8 12.3 11.0 10.0 9.4 9.2 9.5 10.0 10.6 10.8 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE MON 10/06/25 TUE 10/07/25 WED 10/08/25 THU 10/09/25 FRI 10/10/25
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 SC SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 55 50 65 60 65 60 60 30 35 25 25 30 25 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 55 53 41 38 54 50 41 39 52 51 42 39 55 54 43 38 56 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 37 56 38 55 38 58 38 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SE SE SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SE NE W SW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 8 8 9 6 5 4 10 6 4 4 9 5 4 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 30 30 50 40 40 30 40 10 5 5 10 10 10 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T T R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 12.1 12.4 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.9 13.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 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 10/04/25 SUNDAY 10/05/25
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 FW FW BK SC OV FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 60 45 75 20 15 10 10 0 5 10 15 15 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 39 42 47 48 42 37 33 31 29 34 44 48 44 38 38 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 28 48 34
WIND CHILL 30 33 39 33 28 24 21 19 26 38 32 30 28 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 18 20 25 26 18 14 11 11 12 11 12 13 11 10 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 41 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.17 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.1 12.2 12.6 12.8 12.4 11.0 10.1 9.5 9.3 9.6 10.1 10.7 10.8 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
DATE MON 10/06/25 TUE 10/07/25 WED 10/08/25 THU 10/09/25 FRI 10/10/25
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 SC BK BK SC BK BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 55 50 65 65 70 60 60 35 35 25 25 30 30 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 48 46 38 36 48 42 38 38 45 43 39 37 48 46 40 37 49 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 49 36 47 37 50 37 51
WIND CHILL 30 27 31 31 39 33 31 34 30
WIND DIR SW SW SE SE SW SW SE S SW SW SW W W W NE NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 12 13 10 9 9 9 11 9 8 8 10 6 8 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 30 30 50 50 40 30 40 10 5 5 10 10 10 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S R R T T R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 12.1 12.4 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.9 13.2
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