Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 AM MST FRI NOV 21 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 11/21/25 SATURDAY 11/22/25
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 SC BK SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 50 40 45 45 55 30 10 5 20 40 70 70 95
TEMPERATURE 34 37 32 26 24 23 23 26 40 42 35 30 29 29 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 21 43 25
WIND CHILL 22 22 22
WIND DIR W W SW S SW W SW SW SW SW SE E SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 9.1 8.9 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.9 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 6
DATE SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25 THU 11/27/25
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 OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 60 20 5 15 15 10 15 15 25 30 30 30 30 35 25
TEMPERATURE 32 29 28 25 32 29 21 17 31 27 19 15 31 27 21 20 35 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 23 35 16 33 15 33 18 38
WIND CHILL 20 17 14 24 23 13 9 25 20 13 7 25 21 14 12
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 9 14 12 9 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 39 19 19 19 19 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 10 0 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.47 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 2.8 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.3 6.6 6.9 7.2 6.4 5.9 6.7 7.3 6.9 6.7 7.8 8.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 9 9 11 8 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 11/21/25 SATURDAY 11/22/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 55 40 45 50 55 30 10 10 20 45 75 75 95
TEMPERATURE 28 30 25 23 21 21 21 24 33 34 28 26 27 27 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 19 35 23
WIND CHILL 21 23 19 15 12 13 12 17 22 17 15 14 15
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W SW SW SW S SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 10 13 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 9.1 8.9 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.9 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.7 9.1 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 13 13 13 13 11 11 8 8 7 7 6 6 8
DATE SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25 THU 11/27/25
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 OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 85 65 25 5 20 20 10 15 20 30 30 30 30 30 35 30
TEMPERATURE 26 23 25 23 25 22 18 15 24 20 17 14 24 20 18 18 28 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 21 27 14 26 14 26 17 31
WIND CHILL 17 11 10 8 14 13 6 1 15 10 6 0 15 11 7 5 21 16
WIND DIR SW W W W W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 11 21 19 11 8 10 11 9 8 9 11 8 6 10 12 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 39 23 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 10 0 20 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.56 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 4.6 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 6.4 5.9 6.7 7.3 6.9 6.7 7.8 8.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 10 12 10 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