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
229 PM MDT SUN OCT 5 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 15 15 5 15 30 35 50 60 60 70 60 55 60 50
TEMPERATURE 55 42 37 34 33 44 58 61 55 43 38 36 35 43 55 58 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 61 34 59
WIND CHILL 37 29
WIND DIR SW S SE SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 5 4 4 5 13 14 13 10 5 5 8 8 11 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T S T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.3 10.7 10.5 10.0 10.3 10.9 11.5 11.6 11.8 12.2 12.4 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
DATE WED 10/08/25 THU 10/09/25 FRI 10/10/25 SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25
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 OV OV SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 75 45 45 15 20 30 30 30 35 45 45 35 55 50 55 50 50 35
TEMPERATURE 39 36 55 52 38 36 59 57 41 37 60 55 40 37 59 54 41 38 55 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 59 35 64 36 63 36 62 37 60
WIND CHILL 30 31 35 31
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W W SW SE NE SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 8 4 4 6 5 4 4 6 8 6 8 12 11 9 10 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 20 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.0
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 MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 15 15 0 15 30 35 50 65 65 70 65 60 65 50
TEMPERATURE 46 36 34 32 31 38 48 52 46 38 35 34 33 37 47 50 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 52 33 50
WIND CHILL 28 26 24 32 30 27 26 25 30 38
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 6 6 8 9 14 17 14 12 10 10 11 10 12 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 20 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T S T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.07 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.3 10.7 10.5 10.0 10.3 11.0 11.5 11.6 11.8 12.3 12.4 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.5 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1
DATE WED 10/08/25 THU 10/09/25 FRI 10/10/25 SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25
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 OV OV SC BK FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 80 45 55 20 20 35 35 35 40 45 50 35 60 55 60 55 55 35
TEMPERATURE 36 35 47 44 35 34 51 49 39 36 52 47 38 36 50 45 39 37 45 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 51 34 55 36 54 36 53 36 51
WIND CHILL 30 27 38 29 28 33 30 30 28 39 31 28 39 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W E NE SW SW S SW SW W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 11 9 8 8 9 6 9 8 8 9 10 12 14 13 12 16 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 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