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 AM MDT THU AUG 28 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW CL SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC OV OV BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 35 50 30 25 40 50 45 25 75 75 55 55 20 20 15
TEMPERATURE 44 52 62 64 62 53 50 48 47 55 64 63 61 53 49 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 46 66 44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW W W SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 8 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 60 60 30 30 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.7 13.3 13.7 14.2 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.1 14.7 14.6 14.3 14.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/30/25 SUN 08/31/25 MON 09/01/25 TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC OV BK BK SC OV SC SC FW OV SC SC SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 45 30 80 55 55 35 80 45 40 25 70 50 50 40 80 65
TEMPERATURE 63 61 48 43 61 58 47 44 62 59 47 43 62 57 46 43 61 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 43 63 43 64 43 64 42 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW E NE W SE SE N W SE E N W SE NE N W S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 2 5 4 4 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 20 20 70 40 10 10 70 20 5 5 60 20 5 10 70 40
PRECIP TYPE T T R R T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 14.1 13.9 13.4 13.5 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.7 14.0 13.7 13.4 13.6 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.5 13.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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 THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 35 50 30 25 40 50 50 25 75 75 55 55 20 20 15
TEMPERATURE 42 48 56 58 56 49 47 46 45 50 58 57 54 49 47 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 44 59 43
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW NW W W W S S SW SW W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 10 12 10 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 60 60 30 30 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.7 13.3 13.8 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.1 14.7 14.6 14.3 14.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/30/25 SUN 08/31/25 MON 09/01/25 TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC OV BK BK SC OV SC SC SC BK BK BK SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 45 30 85 55 55 40 80 45 45 25 70 50 50 40 80 60
TEMPERATURE 57 54 45 42 55 51 44 42 56 52 44 42 55 50 43 41 55 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 41 56 42 57 41 57 41 56
WIND CHILL 39 36
WIND DIR W W E NE W SE E N W SE E N W SE N NW W SE
WIND (MPH) 9 6 11 9 6 5 9 5 6 5 8 5 6 5 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 20 20 80 40 10 10 70 20 5 5 50 20 5 10 70 40
PRECIP TYPE T T R R T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 14.1 13.9 13.4 13.6 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.4 13.6 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.5 13.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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