Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 220535
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 PM MST FRI NOV 21 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/22/25 SUNDAY 11/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 45 35 5 10 15 25 50 65 95 95 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 24 23 22 26 40 43 37 30 29 29 27 29 32 32 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 43 25 34
WIND CHILL 22 21 19 23 26 23 19
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 5 9 9 9 5 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 90 90 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.6 8.7 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.5 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 9 9 10
DATE MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25 THU 11/27/25 FRI 11/28/25
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 OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 20 15 20 25 15 10 25 25 30 20 25 25 30 30 30 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 27 25 32 29 20 17 30 25 17 15 30 26 20 19 36 32 24 21 38 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 35 16 33 14 33 18 39 21 41
WIND CHILL 15 14 24 22 13 10 24 19 11 6 24 20 14 12 15
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W NW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 14 11 9 6 6 5 6 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 40 20 17 19 17 23 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.8 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.2 5.8 6.6 7.3 6.9 6.9 8.1 8.5 8.1 7.7 8.2 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 8 9 10 9 10 11 10 10 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 3 4
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/22/25 SUNDAY 11/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 45 35 5 10 15 25 45 65 95 95 75 75 80
TEMPERATURE 21 21 20 23 33 36 30 27 27 27 25 27 27 25 23
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 36 24 29
WIND CHILL 13 12 11 15 17 15 14 12 16 18 15 11
WIND DIR W W W W W SW S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 4 5 4 10 14 16 17 11 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 90 90 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.6 8.7 9.2 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.8 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 8 8 5 5 4 4 6 6 8 8 11 11 11
DATE MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25 THU 11/27/25 FRI 11/28/25
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 OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 25 15 20 25 15 10 25 30 30 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 24 23 25 22 18 15 23 18 15 13 23 19 17 17 29 24 21 20 32 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 27 15 25 13 25 16 31 19 33
WIND CHILL 9 9 14 12 5 3 14 9 3 -1 14 10 6 4 22 17 11 8 25 18
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 21 20 11 9 11 11 8 6 9 12 8 6 9 11 6 6 9 10 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 39 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.5 7.7 7.8 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.2 5.8 6.6 7.3 6.9 6.9 8.1 8.5 8.1 7.7 8.2 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 10 11 11 10 11 12 12 11 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 6
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN