Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 261736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST WED NOV 26 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/26/25 THURSDAY 11/27/25
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 CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 5 5 10 15 5 15 30 20 40 45 45 35
TEMPERATURE 34 36 31 26 25 24 24 27 42 43 33 29 28 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 22 44 25
WIND CHILL 26 29 24 20 20
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW W W W W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 21 16 19
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) 7.1 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.9 8.8 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
DATE FRI 11/28/25 SAT 11/29/25 SUN 11/30/25 MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25
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 BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 15 15 20 45 55 60 65 75 70 65 50 35 25 20 15 20
TEMPERATURE 39 35 28 22 33 29 22 19 28 26 22 18 23 20 13 12 28 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 21 36 18 30 16 26 10 31
WIND CHILL 32 25 17 10 24 19 9 8 18 17 12 8 15 14 6 3 21 17
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 14 11 14 11 12 13 9 11 9 9 9 8 4 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 25 23 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 50 40 30 20 10 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.5 6.9 5.9 5.5 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.5 4.8 4.5 5.4 6.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 8 10 9 10 12 13 11 12 13 14 13 14 14 12 10 10
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/26/25 THURSDAY 11/27/25
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 CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 5 5 15 15 5 15 30 20 45 50 50 35
TEMPERATURE 27 28 24 23 23 23 23 26 35 35 27 25 25 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 21 37 23
WIND CHILL 16 18 14 12 13 13 13 18 29 20 16 16 14 13
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 6 5 8 5 8 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
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) 7.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.6 8.1 8.7 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9
DATE FRI 11/28/25 SAT 11/29/25 SUN 11/30/25 MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 15 20 20 45 55 60 70 75 75 65 50 35 30 25 15 20
TEMPERATURE 32 27 24 21 26 22 19 17 21 19 19 16 17 14 10 10 21 17
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 19 28 16 23 14 19 8 23
WIND CHILL 23 14 10 5 15 9 4 2 9 7 5 2 5 4 -3 -5 11 6
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 18 17 18 13 13 17 16 13 11 13 14 10 6 9 12 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 31 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 30 50 40 30 20 10 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.7 7.7 6.7 6.6 6.9 5.9 5.5 6.1 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.5 4.8 4.5 5.4 6.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 10 11 10 12 13 14 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 11
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN