Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 171736
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST MON NOV 17 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 20 20 40 40 70 70 60 55 50 55 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 33 36 32 27 25 25 25 29 42 43 36 31 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 23 44 27
WIND CHILL 21 26 23 18 17 18 25 23 23 23
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 16 11 10 8 5 5 4 5 8 5 6 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 31 27 27 25 20 19 19 20 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.6 8.2 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
DATE WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 80 90 85 80 80 65 45 30 30 25 15 15 20 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 40 36 30 29 35 30 27 24 32 29 23 21 36 32 23 22 38 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 27 36 22 34 19 39 21 40
WIND CHILL 34 24 21 17 26 14 16
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SE SW W W W W SW W W W NW N W W
WIND (MPH) 10 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 20 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 50 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.2 7.7 8.2 7.7 7.4 8.0 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.5 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 8 9 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 11/17/25 TUESDAY 11/18/25
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 BK SC FW FW SC SC OV BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 30 20 20 40 45 70 70 60 50 45 60 55 55 65
TEMPERATURE 24 27 25 23 23 23 23 27 35 35 29 27 27 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 21 36 26
WIND CHILL 9 14 13 11 11 12 13 18 29 28 21 18 17 17 16
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 21 19 14 13 13 11 10 8 5 9 6 10 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 33 25 25 23 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.8 8.4 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.8 9.1 9.3 9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 8 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 10
DATE WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 85 95 85 80 85 70 50 35 35 25 15 15 20 30 25 25
TEMPERATURE 33 29 27 27 28 24 24 23 25 22 21 19 30 25 21 21 31 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 25 29 20 27 18 32 20 33
WIND CHILL 24 21 18 17 21 15 14 11 17 15 10 7 23 18 11 9 24 18
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW W W W W W W W W NW N W W
WIND (MPH) 12 8 9 10 6 8 10 12 6 5 9 11 5 5 9 11 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 50 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.2 7.7 8.2 7.7 7.4 8.0 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.5 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 10 10 11 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