Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 290829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT FRI AUG 29 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 80 75 55 30 25 15 20 10 75 75 65 65 50 50 30
TEMPERATURE 47 56 64 64 61 53 49 46 44 53 63 64 61 51 48 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 44 66 43
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W SW W W W W S E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 6 8 5 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 70 60 30 10 5 0 5 5 60 60 50 50 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.7 14.9 15.2 15.0 14.6 14.4 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.4 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/31/25 MON 09/01/25 TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25
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 BK BK SC OV SC SC FW OV SC BK SC OV BK BK SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 55 30 80 40 45 25 75 50 55 40 85 65 65 50 80 60
TEMPERATURE 62 59 47 43 62 58 47 43 62 57 46 42 60 54 45 42 58 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 42 64 42 64 41 62 41 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SE SE N W E E SW W SE E W W E SE W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 5 5 5 3 6 5 4 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 10 10 70 20 5 5 60 20 10 10 80 50 20 20 70 30
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T T R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.7 14.1 14.0 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.5 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.3 13.6
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 FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 80 75 55 30 25 15 20 10 75 75 65 65 50 50 30
TEMPERATURE 45 51 58 58 55 49 46 44 42 48 56 57 55 47 45 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 42 59 42
WIND CHILL 39
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW W W W W W SW E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 11 10 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 6 9 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 70 60 30 10 5 0 5 5 60 60 50 50 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.7 14.9 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.4 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/31/25 MON 09/01/25 TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25
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 BK BK SC OV SC SC SC OV SC BK SC OV BK BK SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 55 35 80 45 50 25 75 50 55 40 85 65 65 50 80 60
TEMPERATURE 55 52 44 41 56 51 44 41 56 50 43 40 54 47 42 40 52 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 41 57 41 57 40 55 39 54
WIND CHILL 34
WIND DIR W SE SE N W E E W W SE E W W N SE NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 9 6 6 5 10 6 6 5 9 6 8 6 9 8 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 20 10 70 20 5 5 60 20 5 10 80 50 20 20 70 30
PRECIP TYPE T T R T T T T T T R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.7 14.1 14.0 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.5 13.1 13.3 13.7 13.4 13.1 13.3 13.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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