Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 160829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT WED JUL 16 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 FW FW OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 80 85 70 65 55 50 45 30 95 95 85 85 60 60 20
TEMPERATURE 49 63 72 69 66 57 53 49 47 58 68 64 59 54 51 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 47 69 47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N W S E NE SE SE S SW SW S S SE S S SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 6 6 4 8 8 3 3 8 9 8 4 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 60 50 40 40 20 10 10 10 90 90 80 80 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T R R R T T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.25 0.24 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 14.2 14.8 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.3 15.5 15.6 15.3 15.2 15.0 14.9
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) 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 SC SC OV BK SC FW BK SC FW FW BK SC FW FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 40 30 80 55 35 10 60 35 20 10 55 35 20 10 50 35
TEMPERATURE 66 68 55 49 69 65 53 48 68 69 53 48 69 71 54 49 71 71
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 49 70 48 71 47 73 48 74
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W SW W W W N NW W W N N W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 3 8 8 4 3 9 9 4 3 9 8 5 4 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 14
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 5 5 70 30 5 0 40 20 0 0 30 10 0 0 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 15.4 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.2 14.8 14.3 14.4 14.8 14.5 14.1 14.2 14.8 14.4 14.0 14.3 14.9
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 WEDNESDAY 07/16/25 THURSDAY 07/17/25
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 FW FW OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 80 80 75 65 60 50 45 35 95 95 85 85 65 65 20
TEMPERATURE 48 58 64 62 59 53 50 47 46 53 61 58 53 50 49 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 46 62 45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N N W S S NE S SE SW SW SW SW S SE SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 8 6 9 9 8 6 5 9 10 9 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 60 40 40 40 20 10 20 20 90 90 80 80 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T R R R T T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.26 0.31 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 14.3 14.9 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.9 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.3 15.2 15.0 14.9
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) 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 SC SC OV BK SC FW BK SC FW FW BK SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 40 30 80 55 35 10 60 35 20 10 50 35 20 10 50 35
TEMPERATURE 59 61 52 48 61 59 51 47 61 62 51 47 63 64 51 47 64 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 48 64 47 64 46 65 47 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W SW W W W NW W W W NE NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 6 9 10 8 6 11 11 9 8 11 10 9 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 5 10 70 30 5 0 40 20 0 0 30 10 0 0 30 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 15.3 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.2 14.8 14.3 14.4 14.8 14.5 14.1 14.2 14.8 14.4 14.0 14.3 14.9
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