Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 282029
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT THU AUG 28 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 45 40 35 10 75 75 55 55 20 20 15 15 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 63 53 49 48 47 55 64 63 61 52 48 45 44 53 63 63 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 66 43 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW W NW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 4 3 5 9 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 6 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 5 5 70 60 30 30 5 5 10 10 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE T R T T R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.4 14.5 14.9 15.1 15.0 14.5 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/31/25 MON 09/01/25 TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25
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 SC SC OV BK SC SC OV SC SC SC OV BK SC SC OV BK BK SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 75 55 50 30 75 40 45 25 75 55 50 35 75 60 60 45 75 60
TEMPERATURE 47 43 61 58 47 43 62 59 47 43 62 57 46 42 59 54 45 41 57 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 63 42 64 43 64 42 61 40 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E W E SE N W E E N W SE E NW W SE E W W S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 5 5 4 3 6 5 5 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 70 30 10 5 70 20 5 5 60 30 5 5 70 40 20 20 60 30
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T T T R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.7 13.4 13.6 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.5 13.8 13.5 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.6
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 FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 45 35 40 15 75 80 55 55 20 20 15 15 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 56 49 47 46 45 50 57 56 55 48 45 44 43 48 56 57 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 59 42 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 8 8 10 11 10 8 5 5 6 6 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 60 70 30 30 5 5 10 10 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R T T R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.5 14.4 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.9 15.2 15.0 14.6 14.3 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/31/25 MON 09/01/25 TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25
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 SC SC OV BK BK SC OV SC SC SC OV BK BK SC OV BK BK SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 75 55 55 30 75 45 45 30 75 55 50 35 75 65 60 45 75 60
TEMPERATURE 45 42 55 52 44 41 56 52 44 42 56 50 43 41 52 47 42 39 51 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 56 41 58 41 57 40 54 39 53
WIND CHILL 39 36 36
WIND DIR E E W E E N W E E N W SE SE W W S E W W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 10 6 6 5 9 6 6 5 9 6 8 6 10 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 60 30 10 5 60 20 5 5 60 30 5 5 60 40 20 20 60 30
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T T T R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.7 13.4 13.6 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.5 13.8 13.5 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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