Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 AM MST SUN NOV 23 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 11/23/25 MONDAY 11/24/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 80 80 80 65 40 20 10 10 15 15 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 32 33 29 28 27 27 25 25 33 36 30 25 23 21 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 23 36 18
WIND CHILL 25 24 20 17 16 17 16 17 27 30 19 17 15 13
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 10 10 13 13 11 9 8 8 6 4 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 35 32 23 19 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 40 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.37 0.04 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 3.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 9 9 10 10 9 9 10
DATE TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25 THU 11/27/25 FRI 11/28/25 SAT 11/29/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 25 20 10 20 20 20 30 45 50 45 40 35 40 45 55
TEMPERATURE 35 29 21 17 33 29 23 22 40 34 26 23 38 33 26 22 33 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 16 36 21 43 23 41 21 35
WIND CHILL 15 9 26 23 17 16 17 27 18 14 26 22
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 6 8 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 17 20 19 19 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.9 6.2 5.7 6.5 7.7 7.6 7.5 8.3 8.6 8.1 7.5 7.8 8.1 7.4 7.0 7.1 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 11 10 6 4 4 3 2 2 4 5 4 6 8 9 8 10
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 11/23/25 MONDAY 11/24/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 85 85 90 75 55 25 10 10 20 15 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 26 26 24 25 25 24 22 22 26 28 23 21 20 19 17
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 21 29 16
WIND CHILL 17 15 12 11 10 10 9 9 17 19 15 11 9 7 5
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 11 12 19 20 18 16 12 10 9 6 8 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 36 35 32 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 50 30 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.44 0.06 0.15 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.9 0.8 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.2 7.6 7.2 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 13 13 12 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
DATE TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25 THU 11/27/25 FRI 11/28/25 SAT 11/29/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 30 20 10 20 20 20 30 45 55 50 40 40 45 50 60
TEMPERATURE 28 22 18 16 26 22 20 21 33 27 23 22 32 26 23 21 27 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 15 28 19 35 21 33 20 28
WIND CHILL 21 14 7 2 16 13 9 10 27 21 14 10 25 17 11 8 16 11
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 12 10 8 9 10 5 5 9 11 6 9 11 13 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.7 6.5 7.7 7.6 7.5 8.3 8.6 8.1 7.5 7.9 8.1 7.5 7.0 7.1 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 12 11 8 6 6 5 4 4 6 7 7 8 10 11 10 11
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN