Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
331 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   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   20   15    5    5    5   10   20   10   15   15   15   15   15   15   10
TEMPERATURE        21   23   35   36   29   23   21   20   19   22   35   38   31   25   24   23   23
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  18                  38                  21
WIND CHILL         15   17        29             15   13   10   12   27   30   22   19
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5   10    4    4    5    6    8    9    9   12   11    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)    19                                 19   24   20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    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)  6.8  6.4  7.3  7.5  7.1  6.6  6.3  6.0  5.8  5.9  7.0  7.5  7.3  7.3  7.2  7.0  7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1)    11   11   10   10   12   12   12   12   11   11    7    7    6    6    5    5    4

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   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   30   55   50   30   15   20   35   30   45   60   65   70   75   75   75   70   60
TEMPERATURE        40   35   27   25   38   34   24   20   33   29   23   19   29   25   19   16   24   22
MIN/MAX TEMP            43        24        41        19        35        18        30        15        26
WIND CHILL                   21   18        27   16   12   26   22   13    8   19   16    8    4   15   14
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5    6    6    6    6    6    8    6    9   10   11    8   11   10    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                   23             20   19             23   28             27   27
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5   20   30   30   40   70   70   50   40   40
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)  8.0  8.3  7.9  7.6  7.9  8.2  7.4  6.7  6.7  6.9  6.4  6.0  6.1  6.1  5.1  4.6  5.3  5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     3    4    4    5    4    6    8   10    9   10   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   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   20   25   15    5    5    5   15   25   10   20   20   15   15   15   15   15
TEMPERATURE        18   20   28   29   23   20   18   18   17   19   28   30   25   21   21   21   21
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  16                  30                  20
WIND CHILL          7   10   20   19   15   10    7    5    3    5   17   19   13   11   11   11   11
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10    8    6   10    5    6    9   11   14   13   11   13   12    9    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    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)  6.8  6.4  7.3  7.5  7.1  6.7  6.3  6.0  5.8  5.9  7.0  7.4  7.3  7.3  7.3  7.0  7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)    14   14   14   14   14   14   14   14   13   13    9    9    7    7    7    7    6

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   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   30   55   50   30   15   20   35   30   50   65   65   70   75   80   80   70   60
TEMPERATURE        34   27   24   23   31   27   22   19   26   21   19   18   22   18   17   15   18   15
MIN/MAX TEMP            36        22        33        17        27        16        23        14        19
WIND CHILL         27   21   14   12   23   17   10    5   16   11    6    2    9    6    1   -1    6    5
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    9   12    9   10   12   12   10    9   13   17   13   11   17   18   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                   24                                 25   32             28   32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5   20   30   30   40   60   70   50   40   40
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)  8.1  8.2  7.8  7.6  7.9  8.2  7.4  6.7  6.7  6.9  6.4  6.0  6.1  6.1  5.1  4.7  5.3  5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     5    5    6    7    7    8   10   11   11   12   13   14   13   14   15   15   14   14

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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