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
230 PM MDT MON SEP 29 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 09/30/25 WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
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 FW FW SC BK SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 35 50 50 25 25 40 35 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 51 43 40 38 38 44 54 56 53 44 41 39 38 45 56 60 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 57 37 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 4 4 5 6 9 11 10 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.6 13.0 13.0 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 10/02/25 FRI 10/03/25 SAT 10/04/25 SUN 10/05/25 MON 10/06/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 25 35 25 55 35 25 10 10 10 15 20 30 35
TEMPERATURE 42 39 60 59 44 41 59 58 45 39 54 51 39 35 53 52 40 35 54 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 63 40 62 39 57 34 56 34 57
WIND CHILL 29 29
WIND DIR S SW W SW S SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SE SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 8 4 5 10 11 6 6 19 20 6 6 14 17 6 6 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19 31 32 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R T T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.2 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.5 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.4 10.9 11.2 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.6 12.0
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 TUESDAY 09/30/25 WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
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 FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 45 65 60 30 30 45 40 35 15 15 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 44 39 37 37 37 39 47 49 45 40 38 37 36 41 49 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 50 36 53
WIND CHILL 38 33 31 30 30 33 34 32 30 30 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.6 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
DATE THU 10/02/25 FRI 10/03/25 SAT 10/04/25 SUN 10/05/25 MON 10/06/25
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 20 25 35 25 55 35 25 10 10 10 15 20 30 35
TEMPERATURE 39 38 53 52 41 39 52 50 42 38 47 43 36 33 46 45 37 33 48 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 56 39 54 37 49 32 49 33 50
WIND CHILL 32 33 36 30 34 29 24 39 38 29 24 39
WIND DIR S SW W SW S SW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SW SE SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 10 8 9 12 13 10 11 21 21 10 11 16 17 10 12 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S T T S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.2 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.4 10.9 11.2 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.6 12.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 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