Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 120829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV SC OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 75 75 45 75 80 70 80 65 75 85 85 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 43 43 51 58 52 42 38 36 35 43 55 55 49 41 39 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 34 57 39
WIND CHILL 36 35 35 32
WIND DIR SW W W W W E S SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 16 17 16 14 10 3 3 4 5 5 9 8 8 8 10 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 50 50 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R S R R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.0 11.9 12.1 11.6 11.6 12.1 12.3 12.6 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.6 13.4 13.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25 THU 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 70 85 75 75 75 40 10 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 56 54 45 44 56 52 43 37 51 48 32 27 50 47 30 26 51 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 44 59 36 56 26 55 26 55
WIND CHILL 37 29 20 23 18
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 8 9 14 11 12 12 16 12 5 6 10 11 6 8 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 31 19 19 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 30 40 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.1 13.2 13.2 12.8 12.1 11.1 10.3 9.3 8.5 8.6 9.2 8.5 8.2 8.8 9.0
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 SUNDAY 10/12/25 MONDAY 10/13/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 80 80 55 75 80 70 80 65 80 85 85 90 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 43 36 42 49 43 37 35 34 34 37 47 46 41 36 37 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 33 48 36
WIND CHILL 35 25 34 37 27 30 35 29 28 32
WIND DIR W W W W W SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 19 19 17 14 10 3 5 6 8 9 11 9 9 11 14 12 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 50 50 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S R R S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.10 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.1 12.0 12.2 11.7 11.7 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.9 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
DATE TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25 THU 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 70 85 80 75 80 40 15 10 15 10 10 5 15 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 47 45 41 41 48 45 41 36 41 39 29 25 41 38 28 25 42 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 40 51 34 47 25 46 25 46
WIND CHILL 39 34 34 38 33 25 33 31 21 15 34 29 18 13 35 30
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 14 11 13 17 13 16 18 18 14 9 11 12 13 11 13 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 33 31 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 40 40 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.7 13.6 13.1 13.2 13.2 12.8 12.1 11.1 10.3 9.3 8.5 8.6 9.1 8.5 8.2 8.8 9.1
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