Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 181736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST TUE NOV 18 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 11/18/25 WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
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 BK OV BK SC OV OV OV BK OV BK SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 55 45 70 80 85 65 70 55 40 50 70 70 90
TEMPERATURE 41 43 36 31 30 31 29 32 39 41 36 31 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 28 41 27
WIND CHILL 24 25 26 33 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW E
WIND (MPH) 5 8 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 9 4 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 50 50 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.6 9.1 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
DATE THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 75 60 35 45 25 10 20 30 45 60 60 55 40 30 25
TEMPERATURE 37 32 29 27 33 31 25 22 38 34 26 26 37 33 27 24 36 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 25 36 22 41 24 39 23 37
WIND CHILL 18 27 20 21 16 26
WIND DIR S S SW W W SW SW W W SW E NE N NW N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 8 5 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 19 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 60 40 10 5 5 0 0 5 0 5 20 20 30 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.37 0.41
12 HOUR SNOW 1.5 4.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 8.7 8.1 7.6 7.9 8.4 7.9 7.5 8.0 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.5 8.8 8.3 7.9 8.2 8.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 10 11 11 9 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 11/18/25 WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
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 BK OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 50 40 70 85 90 70 75 65 50 55 75 75 90
TEMPERATURE 35 35 29 27 27 28 27 27 31 32 29 27 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 26 33 25
WIND CHILL 29 27 22 18 17 18 17 18 22 24 22 18 18 18 17
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE
WIND (MPH) 5 9 6 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 6 8 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 50 50 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.6 9.2 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10
DATE THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 80 60 35 50 25 15 20 30 50 60 60 60 45 35 25
TEMPERATURE 30 25 26 24 25 25 23 22 32 28 24 25 31 26 25 23 29 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 22 29 21 34 23 32 22 30
WIND CHILL 24 18 15 11 17 18 14 12 22 14 14 25 19 14 11 22 17
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW W W W N N NW NW NW N NW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 11 14 8 5 8 9 5 4 8 11 5 5 10 13 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 60 40 10 5 5 0 0 5 0 5 20 20 30 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.46
12 HOUR SNOW 4.3 5.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.6 7.8 8.4 7.9 7.5 8.0 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.5 8.8 8.3 7.9 8.2 8.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 13 12 11 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