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
229 PM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 35 25 20 10 65 70 30 30 15 15 10 10 75 75 50
TEMPERATURE 57 49 46 44 42 50 61 63 60 51 47 44 42 52 64 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 42 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SE SE W W NW N E E E E NW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 5 5 5 50 50 10 10 0 0 0 0 60 60 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.1 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25 FRI 09/05/25 SAT 09/06/25 SUN 09/07/25
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 BK SC BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC OV BK BK SC OV BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 55 60 45 25 60 40 40 35 75 60 55 45 80 60 65 55 70 60
TEMPERATURE 47 43 64 60 47 43 65 62 48 44 64 57 46 43 62 56 47 44 61 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 66 43 67 44 65 42 63 43 62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW W SW E W W W SE NW SW SE SE W W SW S SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 4 6 4 8 5 4 3 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 20 5 0 40 10 0 5 70 30 10 10 70 30 10 5 60 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T R T T R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.2 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.5 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.7 14.0
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 MONDAY 09/01/25 TUESDAY 09/02/25
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 35 30 25 15 65 70 30 30 20 20 10 10 70 70 50
TEMPERATURE 51 45 43 42 40 46 55 56 53 46 44 42 41 47 57 56 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 57 40 59
WIND CHILL 38 36
WIND DIR N E E S W W NW N E E E E W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 8 9 8 6 5 6 5 5 9 10 8 6 5 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 5 5 10 50 50 10 10 0 0 0 0 60 60 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
DATE WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25 FRI 09/05/25 SAT 09/06/25 SUN 09/07/25
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 BK SC BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC OV BK BK SC OV BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 55 60 50 30 60 45 45 35 75 60 55 50 80 60 65 55 70 60
TEMPERATURE 44 42 57 53 44 42 58 54 45 43 57 50 43 41 55 50 44 42 54 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 41 60 42 58 40 57 42 55
WIND CHILL 36
WIND DIR S W W SW E W W W NW NW SW S E W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 9 5 11 8 9 8 8 6 8 6 9 8 8 6 6 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 30 20 5 5 40 10 0 5 60 30 10 10 70 30 10 5 50 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T R T T R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.2 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.5 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.8 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 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