Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 AM MST MON NOV 24 2025


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...

DATE                    MONDAY 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                  FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)               5    5   15   15   20   20   20    5   10   20   20    5   10   10   15
TEMPERATURE                  34   37   30   26   24   23   21   23   35   36   29   23   21   20   19
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  19                  37                  18
WIND CHILL                   28   31        20   18   17   15   17                       15   12    9
WIND DIR                     NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    8    6    4    4    4    4    4    4    5    6    4    4    4    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  17   19   19                                 19   25
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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)            8.0  8.2  8.2  8.2  7.8  7.2  6.5  6.8  7.5  7.5  7.1  6.5  6.3  5.9  5.6
SNOW RATIO (:1)               9    9    9    9   10   10   11   11   11   11   11   11   12   12   11

DATE               WED 11/26/25        THU 11/27/25        FRI 11/28/25        SAT 11/29/25        SUN 11/30/25
TIME (LT)          11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10   15   10   15   35   50   45   35   15   20   25   35   50   65   70   75   75
TEMPERATURE        35   31   24   22   40   34   27   25   38   34   25   21   33   29   23   21   28   25
MIN/MAX TEMP            38        21        43        24        41        20        35        19        30
WIND CHILL         27   24                       21   17        28   19   13   26   21   13   10   18   16
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          9    6    4    4    5    4    5    6    6    6    5    6    8    6    9   10   11    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  17   24                  19             23   27
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10   20   30   30   40   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                          S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4  7.1  7.2  7.2  8.0  8.7  8.2  7.7  7.9  8.2  7.4  6.7  6.9  7.0  6.5  6.2  6.3  6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1)     7    6    5    4    3    3    4    4    4    5    8    9    8   10   11   12   12   13


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...

DATE                    MONDAY 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                  FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)              10    5   15   20   20   25   20   10   10   25   20    5   10   10   15
TEMPERATURE                  27   29   24   22   21   20   19   20   28   28   22   19   18   18   17
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  17                  29                  16
WIND CHILL                   18   20   15   13   11    9    7    9   21   20   14   10    7    5    2
WIND DIR                     NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)                   10    9    6    8    9   10   10    9    6    8    5    8    9   11   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                    27
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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)            8.0  8.3  8.3  8.2  7.9  7.2  6.6  6.9  7.5  7.5  7.2  6.6  6.3  5.9  5.6
SNOW RATIO (:1)              12   12   12   12   12   12   14   14   14   14   14   14   13   13   12

DATE               WED 11/26/25        THU 11/27/25        FRI 11/28/25        SAT 11/29/25        SUN 11/30/25
TIME (LT)          11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   10   15   10   15   40   55   45   35   15   20   25   35   50   65   75   75   75
TEMPERATURE        27   23   21   21   33   27   24   23   31   26   22   19   26   21   20   19   22   18
MIN/MAX TEMP            30        20        35        22        33        18        28        17        23
WIND CHILL         17   13   11   10   27   20   14   11   23   17   11    6   16   11    6    4    9    6
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         11    9    8    9    6    5   10   12    9    9   10   12   10    9   14   17   13   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       25                                      31
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10   20   30   30   40   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                                          S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4  7.0  7.2  7.2  8.0  8.7  8.2  7.7  7.9  8.2  7.4  6.8  6.9  7.0  6.6  6.3  6.3  6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1)     9    7    7    6    4    4    5    7    7    8   10   11   10   11   12   13   13   14

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN