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 SUN AUG 31 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 SC SC OV OV BK SC SC FW SC FW OV OV SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 70 75 50 40 25 25 30 15 75 75 35 35 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 43 50 60 60 57 50 46 43 42 50 62 63 60 50 47 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 41 65 42
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE NW NW NE SE SE S W W NW NW E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 20 60 60 30 20 5 5 5 5 60 60 20 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 13.4 13.3 13.6 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.6 13.9 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25 FRI 09/05/25 SAT 09/06/25
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC FW BK SC SC FW BK BK SC SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 45 30 65 50 30 15 65 40 30 25 70 55 50 45 70 55
TEMPERATURE 64 59 47 43 64 59 46 42 63 60 47 43 64 59 47 43 63 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 43 66 42 65 43 65 43 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W S SE NW NW S E NW W W E NW W S SE W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 3 6 5 6 4 8 5 4 3 6 5 5 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 10 0 0 50 20 5 5 50 10 0 5 50 20 5 5 60 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.9 13.6 13.2 13.2 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.3 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.4 13.8 13.6 13.4 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
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 08/31/25 MONDAY 09/01/25
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 SC SC OV OV BK SC SC SC SC FW OV OV SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 75 75 50 45 25 25 30 15 75 75 35 35 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 41 46 53 53 51 45 43 41 40 46 55 56 53 46 44 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 58 40
WIND CHILL 35 38 36
WIND DIR NE N W NW N E E S W W NW NW E E E E N
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 5 5 9 9 6 6 5 6 5 5 9 10 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 20 60 60 30 20 5 5 5 5 60 60 20 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 13.4 13.3 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.7 14.0 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
DATE TUE 09/02/25 WED 09/03/25 THU 09/04/25 FRI 09/05/25 SAT 09/06/25
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC FW BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 50 35 65 55 35 20 65 40 30 25 65 55 50 50 70 55
TEMPERATURE 57 52 44 42 57 52 44 41 56 53 44 42 57 52 44 41 56 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 59 40 58 42 58 41 57
WIND CHILL 37 35
WIND DIR W S SE W W SW E NW W W NE NW W SW E NW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 9 5 9 6 11 8 10 6 8 6 8 6 9 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 10 0 0 50 20 5 5 50 10 0 5 50 20 5 5 60 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.9 13.6 13.2 13.2 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.3 13.7 13.5 13.2 13.4 13.8 13.6 13.4 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
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN