Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 152029
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW FW FW OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 20 20 10 10 75 70 70 70 50 50 35 35 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 69 59 54 50 49 62 72 69 65 57 52 49 47 58 67 64 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 73 47 69
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW E NW NW N N W SE NE E E SE E SW SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 6 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 5 60 50 50 50 10 10 10 10 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.5 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.9 15.2 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 07/18/25 SAT 07/19/25 SUN 07/20/25 MON 07/21/25 TUE 07/22/25
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER BK SC OV BK SC FW OV BK SC FW BK SC FW FW BK SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 35 80 55 35 15 75 60 50 15 65 40 20 10 55 35 20 5 50 30
TEMPERATURE 52 48 66 66 54 49 69 64 53 48 68 68 53 48 68 69 53 48 71 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 69 48 70 47 71 47 72 47 74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW W SW S W W SW SW SW W W N NW W W S NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 8 6 3 3 6 8 3 3 9 8 4 4 9 8 4 4 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 70 30 5 0 70 30 5 0 50 20 0 0 30 10 0 0 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.26 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 14.9 15.0 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.7 15.1 14.7 14.4 14.5 14.9 14.6 14.2 14.3 14.8 14.4 14.0 14.3 14.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 MM MM 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 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW FW FW OV BK BK OV BK BK SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 20 25 10 15 75 70 65 70 55 55 35 35 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 62 54 51 49 48 58 65 63 59 52 50 47 46 53 61 58 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 66 46 62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W NE W NW N N NW SE NE E E SE SE SW SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 8 8 5 8 8 8 9 11 11 10 6 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 5 60 40 50 50 10 10 10 10 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.6 15.1 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.0 15.0 14.7 14.7 15.0 15.2 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 07/18/25 SAT 07/19/25 SUN 07/20/25 MON 07/21/25 TUE 07/22/25
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER OV SC OV BK SC FW OV BK BK FW BK SC FW FW BK SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 35 80 55 35 15 75 60 50 15 65 40 25 10 55 35 20 5 50 35
TEMPERATURE 49 46 59 59 51 47 62 58 51 46 61 61 50 47 61 63 51 47 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 62 47 63 46 64 46 65 47 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW W W S W W SW SW W W W NE NW W W SW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 10 9 6 6 9 10 6 6 11 11 8 8 11 10 8 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 70 30 5 0 60 30 5 0 50 20 0 0 30 10 0 0 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 14.9 15.0 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.7 15.1 14.7 14.4 14.5 14.9 14.6 14.2 14.3 14.8 14.4 14.0 14.3 14.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 MM MM 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