Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 200536
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST WED NOV 19 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 90 95 90 90 85 80 75 70 55 50 40 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 29 29 29 29 34 33 30 28 27 26 24 25 35 38 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 36 23 38
WIND CHILL 22 20 19 17 19
WIND DIR SW SW S W SW W SW W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 80 70 80 50 40 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.08 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.1 8.0 8.4 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 7
DATE SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 30 50 70 80 75 75 75 60 30 10 15 15 15 30 45 45 35 35
TEMPERATURE 24 23 40 36 30 28 31 29 26 24 31 29 21 18 35 30 22 17 30 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 43 26 33 22 34 18 37 16 32
WIND CHILL 23 21 23 19 16 25 23 15 10 24 15 8 23 20
WIND DIR S W SW SE SE NE N W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 6 8 5 4 6 8 6 4 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 19 25 19 24 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 50 70 70 50 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.5 8.2 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.8 7.3 6.6 6.8 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 6 4 6 6 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 THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 95 90 90 90 85 85 80 70 60 50 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 27 28 26 26 29 28 25 25 25 24 22 22 28 30 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 30 21 31
WIND CHILL 18 19 18 18 23 21 18 15 13 12 10 11 21 23 18
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 9 12 13 13 10 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 40 80 80 80 40 40 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.15 0.10 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.1 8.0 8.4 7.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 9 9 9
DATE SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25
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 SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 30 50 75 85 80 75 80 70 35 15 15 15 15 30 50 45 40 40
TEMPERATURE 22 22 34 29 27 27 25 23 23 22 25 22 18 16 28 23 19 16 23 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 36 24 27 21 27 16 29 15 25
WIND CHILL 12 12 23 16 15 17 14 12 10 15 13 7 3 20 14 8 2 13 10
WIND DIR SW W W SE SE N W W W W W W SW SW W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 5 12 14 6 6 11 13 9 6 10 12 8 8 10 12 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 20 50 70 70 50 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.5 8.2 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.9 7.3 6.6 6.8 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 6 8 9 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