Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 PM MST TUE NOV 25 2025


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER                  SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)              25   25   25   15   15   15   10    5   10   10   10   10   10   10   20
TEMPERATURE                  22   21   20   23   34   37   31   26   25   24   24   28   42   44   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           19                  37                  22                  44
WIND CHILL                   16   13   10   12   25   27   21   18
WIND DIR                      W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)                    4    6    8    9   13   17   14    6    4    4    3    3    4    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)                   19   24   23   25   28             16
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)            6.9  6.6  6.3  6.1  7.0  7.9  7.8  7.9  7.7  7.7  7.7  7.7  8.7  8.9  8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)              12   12   11   11    7    7    5    5    4    4    4    4    3    3    4

DATE                         FRI 11/28/25        SAT 11/29/25        SUN 11/30/25        MON 12/01/25        TUE 12/02/25
TIME (LT)          23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45   30   15   20   25   35   55   65   65   65   65   65   60   50   35   30   25   15   20
TEMPERATURE        27   26   39   34   27   23   33   29   21   17   27   24   18   15   24   22   14   11   27   23
MAX/MIN TEMP            25        41        22        35        16        29        14        27        11        29
WIND CHILL              20        27   19   14   25   19    9    6   17   15    7    3   15   15    8    3   19   16
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    5    8    9    9    9    9   11   11    9   10    8    9    9    8    5    4    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)         19             25   25                  25             24   24                  19
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5   10    5   20   20   20   30   40   50   30   20   20   10    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                            S    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)  8.3  8.4  8.4  8.7  7.9  6.9  7.0  7.1  6.1  5.7  6.1  6.3  5.6  5.2  5.4  5.4  4.7  4.5  5.4  5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     5    6    5    6    8   10    8   10   12   13   12   13   14   14   13   13   14   13   11   10


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25                      THURSDAY 11/27/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER                  SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)              30   30   30   15   15   15   15    5   15   10   10   10   10   10   25
TEMPERATURE                  19   18   18   19   27   29   24   23   22   23   23   26   36   36   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           17                  30                  21                  37
WIND CHILL                    8    6    3    6   15   16   11   12   12   13   14   18   30   29   22
WIND DIR                      W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    9   12   14   14   17   20   17    9    9    9    8    6    5    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                        27        28   33   28
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)            6.9  6.7  6.3  6.1  7.0  7.8  7.9  8.0  7.9  7.9  7.9  7.9  8.8  8.8  8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)              14   14   13   13    9    9    7    7    7    7    6    6    5    5    6

DATE                         FRI 11/28/25        SAT 11/29/25        SUN 11/30/25        MON 12/01/25        TUE 12/02/25
TIME (LT)          23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   45   30   15   20   25   35   55   65   70   70   65   65   60   50   35   35   25   15   25
TEMPERATURE        24   24   32   27   24   22   26   22   18   16   20   18   15   13   18   15   12   10   20   16
MAX/MIN TEMP            23        34        20        28        15        21        12        20         9        22
WIND CHILL         15   13   24   17   12    8   16   10    5    1    7    6    0   -3    6    5   -1   -5    9    6
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9   11   10   11   14   14   11   12   13   16   12   10   14   16   10    8    9   11    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                             27                  31                  28                  23
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5   10    5   20   20   20   30   40   50   30   20   20   10    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                            S    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)  8.3  8.4  8.4  8.7  7.9  6.9  7.0  7.1  6.1  5.8  6.1  6.4  5.6  5.2  5.5  5.4  4.8  4.5  5.4  5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     7    8    7    8   10   11   10   12   13   14   13   14   14   14   14   14   14   13   12   11

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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