Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 150505
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1105 PM MDT TUE OCT 14 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 75 80 85 75 80 90 90 80 80 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 45 44 44 47 56 58 53 49 46 44 41 43 51 54 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 38 54
WIND CHILL 38 37 33 36
WIND DIR S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 12 13 17 16 19 17 13 14 13 14 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 32 31 27 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 50 30 40 40 40 70 70 60 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T T R R R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.12 0.18 0.16 0.16 0.38 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) 13.7 13.5 14.0 13.9 14.0 13.9 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.5 11.7 10.9 10.6 10.9 10.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
DATE FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25
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 FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 10 10 5 15 15 10 10
TEMPERATURE 30 25 48 44 28 25 49 46 29 27 55 47 34 30 54 50 35 29 50 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 53 24 54 26 59 30 58 29 54
WIND CHILL 24 17 22 19 27 20 28 21
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 10 10 5 5 8 5 4 4 8 8 9 11 14 13 10 10 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 20 20 32 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 8.8 9.1 9.7 9.3 8.4 9.3 10.1 9.7 9.5 10.2 10.9 10.4 10.0 10.2 10.5 9.4 8.5 8.9 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 2 2 3 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 10/15/25 THURSDAY 10/16/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 85 85 90 80 80 95 95 85 85 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 42 42 44 42 48 50 45 44 43 42 38 36 42 45 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 51 35 45
WIND CHILL 34 34 37 34 38 36 34 33 28 26 34 38 29
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 16 17 19 18 21 21 19 19 16 16 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 33 31 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 50 30 40 40 40 70 70 60 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T T R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.15 0.21 0.19 0.14 0.52 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) 13.8 13.6 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.5 13.2 12.9 12.6 11.8 11.0 10.7 11.0 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
DATE FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25
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 FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 10 5 10 10 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 27 23 39 35 26 24 41 38 28 27 47 39 32 30 45 41 32 27 41 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 44 24 46 27 50 30 49 27 45
WIND CHILL 19 15 32 28 16 13 35 32 20 18 33 23 18 38 33 22 15 33 31
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 11 11 9 10 10 8 8 9 9 9 12 17 17 17 14 14 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 8.8 9.1 9.7 9.3 8.4 9.3 10.1 9.7 9.5 10.1 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.2 10.5 9.4 8.5 8.9 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 5 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