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
1037 AM MST TUE DEC 2 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 12/02/25 WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
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 FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 30 30 35 55 70 80 85 90 95 95 85 85 70
TEMPERATURE 31 33 26 22 20 20 19 19 25 25 21 18 15 14 13
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 16 26 12
WIND CHILL 23 23 16 11 11 12 12 11 17 15 12 9 7 8 6
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW S S SW SE SE SE S W
WIND (MPH) 10 12 10 9 6 6 5 6 6 9 6 8 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 20 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 50 60 80 90 90 80 80 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.14 0.30 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 4.5 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.6 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16
DATE THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25
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 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 30 35 15 5 15 20 15 15 20 25 5 5 10 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 21 18 11 10 23 19 12 13 26 25 19 19 30 26 19 18 30 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 9 26 10 30 17 34 17 34
WIND CHILL 10 8 1 0 14 13 3 -1 15 16 8 9 24 12 9 24 20
WIND DIR W W W W NW W W W W W SW W W W SW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 8 4 6 11 12 9 8 9 6 4 5 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 20 33 25 31 17 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.0 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.4 5.8 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.8 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 10 11 11 9 8 9 9 8 9
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 12/02/25 WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
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 FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 25 40 45 60 75 85 90 90 95 95 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 25 25 19 17 16 17 17 17 19 18 16 15 12 12 11
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 14 20 10
WIND CHILL 13 12 5 3 3 4 4 4 8 7 4 1 -3 -1 -2
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW S SE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 13 16 13 14 11 11 11 11 9 10 9 12 12 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 10 50 60 70 90 90 80 80 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.17 0.32 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.5 4.9 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.5 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.1 4.4 4.6 4.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16
DATE THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 30 40 20 5 15 20 20 20 25 30 10 5 10 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 14 12 9 8 17 12 9 10 19 18 16 17 24 19 16 16 23 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 7 18 8 22 15 27 15 27
WIND CHILL 1 -2 -6 -8 4 2 -6 -8 4 5 2 2 13 11 4 1 14 10
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 12 10 6 11 17 16 11 13 16 9 6 10 13 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 33 25 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.4 4.5 4.0 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.4 5.8 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.7 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.8 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 14 12 12 12 12 10 10 11 11 10 11
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN