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 AM MDT MON OCT 6 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 10/06/25 TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 10 10 10 25 40 30 40 30 50 50 40 45 50 55 55
TEMPERATURE 34 41 54 57 54 44 40 39 38 43 54 56 52 43 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 36 57 37
WIND CHILL 38 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 12 16 12 11 8 9 6 8 10 10 9 9 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T S S R T T T R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.4 10.8 11.3 11.6 12.0 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
DATE WED 10/08/25 THU 10/09/25 FRI 10/10/25 SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 30 35 40 25 40 50 35 45 45 40 40 40 45 50 45 50 45
TEMPERATURE 53 52 42 40 57 55 44 40 57 55 45 42 55 54 46 41 52 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 39 60 40 60 41 58 41 54
WIND CHILL 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 4 3 6 4 4 4 6 8 6 8 13 17 10 12 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 0 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.8 13.1 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.4 12.7 12.4 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 15 10 10 25 40 35 45 30 45 45 40 45 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 32 37 46 49 46 40 37 37 36 38 46 48 44 38 37 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 35 48 36
WIND CHILL 24 30 32 29 28 28 31 38 32 29 30 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 14 18 14 13 12 13 11 11 11 12 10 10 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T S S S T T T S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.4 10.8 11.4 11.6 12.0 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DATE WED 10/08/25 THU 10/09/25 FRI 10/10/25 SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 30 40 40 30 40 50 40 50 50 45 40 45 45 50 50 55 45
TEMPERATURE 45 44 39 38 50 48 41 39 50 48 42 40 48 46 42 40 44 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 38 53 39 52 40 50 39 46
WIND CHILL 39 35 33 36 33 39 35 31 37 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W SW SW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 8 6 8 5 8 8 8 9 10 12 16 19 13 17 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 0 10 20 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R S T R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 13.1 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.4 12.7 12.4 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 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