Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 052030
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT FRI SEP 5 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 OV OV OV BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 65 70 50 65 80 70 60 35 35 15 15 50 50 30
TEMPERATURE 48 45 43 42 41 47 56 57 54 47 44 42 40 48 60 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 59 40 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW SW W W W W NW W SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 2 2 3 5 6 4 3 3 2 3 3 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 20 10 10 5 20 50 70 30 30 5 5 5 5 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.04 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) 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.8 14.0 14.0 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 09/08/25 TUE 09/09/25 WED 09/10/25 THU 09/11/25 FRI 09/12/25
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 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 30 25 5 5 30 35 50 40 65 50 60 40 60 45 45 30 60 45
TEMPERATURE 47 43 63 63 48 44 65 63 49 45 63 59 48 44 61 59 47 43 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 66 43 67 44 64 43 63 43 62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S W W W SE S W SW SE S SW SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 9 6 4 3 8 8 5 4 10 9 5 4 10 9 5 4 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 40 30 10 10 40 20 20 20 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.5 13.2 12.9 13.2 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.7 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.5 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 SATURDAY 09/06/25 SUNDAY 09/07/25
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 OV OV OV BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 70 80 55 65 80 75 65 40 40 20 20 50 50 30
TEMPERATURE 42 41 40 39 39 42 49 50 47 43 41 39 38 43 53 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 52 38 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 20 10 10 5 20 50 70 30 30 5 5 5 5 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T T T R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.05 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) 13.8 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.8 14.0 14.0 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
DATE MON 09/08/25 TUE 09/09/25 WED 09/10/25 THU 09/11/25 FRI 09/12/25
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 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC BK SC BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 35 25 10 10 35 35 50 40 70 50 60 40 60 50 50 35 60 45
TEMPERATURE 44 41 56 56 45 42 58 56 46 43 56 52 45 42 55 52 45 42 54 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 42 60 43 57 41 57 41 55
WIND CHILL 39 36
WIND DIR SW W W W E SE W SW SE S SW SW SE SW SW SW SE SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 9 6 6 10 9 10 9 12 10 9 9 11 10 9 9 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 40 30 10 10 40 20 20 20 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.5 13.2 12.9 13.2 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.7 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.5 13.7
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