Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
905 AM MST TUE NOV 25 2025


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)              20   15   20   15   15   15   15    5   10   10   10    5   10   10   10
TEMPERATURE                  35   37   30   24   22   21   20   22   35   37   31   26   25   24   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  19                  38                  22
WIND CHILL                        31             16   14   10   13   28   30   24   20   19
WIND DIR                      W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)                    5   10    4    4    4    6    8    8    9   10    6    5    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       19   25   19                       17
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    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)            7.3  7.5  7.3  6.9  6.6  6.2  5.9  6.3  7.4  7.8  7.6  7.7  7.6  7.5  7.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)              10   10   12   12   12   12   11   11    6    6    5    5    5    5    3

DATE               THU 11/27/25        FRI 11/28/25        SAT 11/29/25        SUN 11/30/25        MON 12/01/25
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   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   30   55   50   30   15   15   30   30   50   55   70   65   65   65   65   55   45
TEMPERATURE        42   35   27   26   39   34   27   22   32   28   21   18   28   25   19   15   24   21
MIN/MAX TEMP            44        25        41        21        34        16        29        14        26
WIND CHILL                        20   33   28   19   14   24   19   11    8   18   16    8    4   14   14
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    6    8    8    8    6    9    9    8    9   10    8    9    9    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                   20             24   20             19   24             23   24
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10    5   10   20   20   30   50   50   30   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.3  8.0  7.9  8.2  8.2  7.5  6.7  6.7  6.7  5.9  5.6  5.9  6.0  5.5  5.2  5.6  5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     3    4    5    6    5    6    8   10    9   11   12   13   12   13   14   14   13   13


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)              25   15   25   15   15   20   20   10   10   15   15   10   10   10   10
TEMPERATURE                  28   29   23   20   19   19   18   20   28   29   24   23   22   22   23
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  17                  30                  21
WIND CHILL                   20   20   15   11    8    6    4    6   18   20   14   12   12   12   14
WIND DIR                      W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    6   10    5    6    9   12   14   13   11   11    9    9    9    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                                            27
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    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)            7.3  7.5  7.3  7.0  6.7  6.3  5.9  6.3  7.3  7.8  7.6  7.8  7.7  7.6  7.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)              14   14   14   14   14   14   13   13    9    9    7    7    6    6    5

DATE               THU 11/27/25        FRI 11/28/25        SAT 11/29/25        SUN 11/30/25        MON 12/01/25
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   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   30   60   50   30   15   15   30   30   55   60   75   70   65   65   65   55   45
TEMPERATURE        36   28   25   25   32   27   24   20   25   21   17   16   21   18   16   14   18   15
MIN/MAX TEMP            37        24        33        19        27        15        22        13        20
WIND CHILL         30   21   15   14   23   17   12    8   15    9    4    1    8    6    2   -2    5    5
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    5    9   11   10   10   12   12   11   11   12   14   12   10   13   14   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                   23             24   24                  28             25   27
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10    5   10   20   20   30   50   50   30   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.3  8.0  7.9  8.2  8.2  7.5  6.7  6.7  6.7  5.9  5.6  6.0  6.1  5.5  5.2  5.7  5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     5    6    7    8    7    8   11   12   11   12   13   14   13   14   14   14   13   14

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN