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 WED SEP 3 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 5 30 50 45 35 40 25 30 25 55 55 60 60 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 43 52 64 66 63 53 50 47 45 55 67 66 61 53 49 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 45 68 44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W NW N NE SE SE SW SW W W W W W W W NE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 9 10 9 5 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 13.4 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.4 13.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 09/05/25 SAT 09/06/25 SUN 09/07/25 MON 09/08/25 TUE 09/09/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 75 85 70 60 35 70 40 20 10 45 20 15 10 40 15
TEMPERATURE 58 51 45 43 55 52 45 42 59 58 47 42 61 60 47 42 62 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 56 41 62 41 64 41 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW SW W W SW SW NW W NW S W W W SE S W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 8 6 3 3 8 5 4 4 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 20 20 80 40 20 10 50 20 5 0 20 10 5 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.27
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.7 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.2 12.9 13.0 13.4 13.1 12.8 12.9 13.3
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 WEDNESDAY 09/03/25 THURSDAY 09/04/25
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 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 5 35 50 45 40 45 25 30 25 55 55 60 60 60 60 50
TEMPERATURE 42 48 57 58 56 49 47 45 43 50 60 59 54 48 45 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 43 61 41
WIND CHILL 39 36
WIND DIR W W NW N NE E S SW W W W W W W W W NE
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 8 5 8 9 9 8 6 10 11 10 9 8 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.1 13.4 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.4 13.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DATE FRI 09/05/25 SAT 09/06/25 SUN 09/07/25 MON 09/08/25 TUE 09/09/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 75 85 70 60 35 70 40 25 10 45 25 15 10 40 15
TEMPERATURE 52 44 41 40 48 45 42 40 52 51 44 40 54 54 44 40 55 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 40 50 39 55 40 57 40 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W SW W W W W S SW W W S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 6 5 5 6 9 8 5 6 10 6 8 8 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 20 30 80 40 20 10 50 20 5 0 20 10 5 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T R T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.31
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.7 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.2 12.9 13.0 13.4 13.1 12.8 12.9 13.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 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