Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 121736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST WED NOV 12 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC OV OV BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 50 50 65 45 40 45 70 75 55 40 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 50 52 43 38 37 35 34 37 50 52 45 39 36 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 33 53 33
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 19 17 20
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) 9.6 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.5 9.0 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.0 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
DATE FRI 11/14/25 SAT 11/15/25 SUN 11/16/25 MON 11/17/25 TUE 11/18/25
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 BK SC BK BK BK SC SC FW BK OV OV BK BK SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 50 55 55 40 25 25 55 70 75 65 55 40 55 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 50 46 37 34 50 46 36 32 47 40 33 29 33 32 27 24 35 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 34 52 32 48 26 36 23 38
WIND CHILL 26 33 23 17 23 24 19 16 28 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W SW SW W W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 10 11 17 18 14 9 8 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 24 20 39 48 28 19 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30 60 30 10 5 5 5 10 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.5 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.5 10.0 8.7 7.8 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.6 8.0 8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 0 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
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 BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC OV OV BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 50 55 65 45 40 45 75 75 55 40 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 44 44 37 34 34 33 32 34 43 44 38 35 33 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 32 45 31
WIND CHILL 31 27 26 25 24 27 29 26 24 24
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 6 9 10 10 10 9 6 8 5 6 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
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) 9.6 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.5 9.0 9.7 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.0 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DATE FRI 11/14/25 SAT 11/15/25 SUN 11/16/25 MON 11/17/25 TUE 11/18/25
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 BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 55 55 55 40 30 25 55 70 80 70 60 45 55 65 65 65
TEMPERATURE 43 38 34 32 42 38 33 31 39 33 29 26 25 25 23 23 28 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 32 45 30 40 23 28 21 31
WIND CHILL 37 31 25 23 25 21 32 23 16 10 12 14 12 10 19 15
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 12 6 5 9 12 12 13 23 27 18 11 11 13 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 39 48 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30 60 30 10 5 5 5 10 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.5 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.5 10.0 8.7 7.8 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.6 8.0 8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 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