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
1036 AM MST SAT DEC 6 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 55 30 10 15 15 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 30 31 27 23 19 17 15 15 28 30 23 18 17 16 16
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 12 30 14
WIND CHILL 17 19 18 15 13 10 7 7 20 23 12 11 9 9
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 17 10 6 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 33 19 16 17 19 19 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 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) 7.1 7.5 7.3 6.5 5.4 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 11 11 11
DATE MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25 WED 12/10/25 THU 12/11/25 FRI 12/12/25
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 FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 20 30 30 30 30 20 20 25 25 15 15 20 20 10 5
TEMPERATURE 31 26 20 19 34 30 26 24 38 35 30 27 40 35 29 26 39 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 17 37 23 41 26 42 25 42
WIND CHILL 24 13 10 26 21 15 15 30 25 19 15 23 19
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 8 11 10 11 8 12 14 16 14 8 6 6 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 28 23 28 27 27 19 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.2 7.6 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.0 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.8 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 9 7 5 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 70 45 15 15 15 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 22 23 20 18 15 13 11 12 21 22 16 15 15 14 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 10 23 13
WIND CHILL 6 8 8 6 3 0 -2 -1 10 13 8 3 3 2 1
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 20 13 10 9 10 10 10 9 8 5 8 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 35 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 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) 7.1 7.6 7.3 6.6 5.4 4.8 4.0 4.2 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12
DATE MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25 WED 12/10/25 THU 12/11/25 FRI 12/12/25
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 FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 20 30 30 35 30 20 20 30 25 20 20 20 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 24 19 16 16 27 23 22 22 31 28 27 25 33 28 26 24 33 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 15 29 21 33 24 35 23 35
WIND CHILL 14 10 4 2 16 11 9 9 19 15 13 12 25 19 15 12 26 20
WIND DIR NW W W W NW W W W W W W NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 10 13 13 13 14 13 16 19 18 17 10 9 11 12 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 31 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.2 7.6 8.2 8.4 8.3 8.8 9.2 9.0 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.8 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 10 9 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN