Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2025


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

DATE                                   SUNDAY 11/02/25                         MONDAY 11/03/25
TIME (LT)          18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18
                   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P

CLOUD COVER                  FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)               5    5    5    0    5    5    5    5    5   10    5   10   40   40   30
TEMPERATURE                  34   33   34   41   56   57   49   42   40   38   38   44   58   58   50
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  58                  36                  59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR                     NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    E   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    4    4    5    5    5    5    3    4    4    4    4    4    6   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)              16   18   19
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)            9.0  9.5  9.8 10.6 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE                    TUE 11/04/25        WED 11/05/25        THU 11/06/25        FRI 11/07/25        SAT 11/08/25
TIME (LT)          00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18
                   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   15   15    5    5    5    5   10   15   10   10   10   10    5   10   10    5    5   10   15
TEMPERATURE        40   35   51   47   36   32   52   47   37   33   48   44   33   29   47   44   35   30   48   43
MIN/MAX TEMP            34        53        31        55        32        51        28        51        29        51
WIND CHILL         34   28                                 31   24        36   27   23        38   29   24
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W   NW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)         10   10   12   14    5    4    5    6    8   11   12   19    6    6    8   10    8    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)    25   31             19   19             20   31        32        19             20   23
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9  9.5  9.8 10.0  9.3  9.2  9.8 10.2  9.4  8.8  9.1  9.4  8.7  8.3  9.1  9.8  9.3  9.1  9.6  9.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     1    1    1    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 11/02/25                         MONDAY 11/03/25
TIME (LT)          18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18
                   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P

CLOUD COVER                  FW   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)               5    5    5    0    5    5    5    5    5   10   10   10   40   40   35
TEMPERATURE                  31   31   32   38   49   50   42   38   37   36   37   41   50   50   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  51                  35                  51
WIND CHILL                   23   24   24   32                       31   30   30   35
WIND DIR                     NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    N   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    8    9    9    8    8    8    5    6    8    8    9    8    9   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
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)            9.1  9.8 10.0 10.7 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)               1    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    2

DATE                    TUE 11/04/25        WED 11/05/25        THU 11/06/25        FRI 11/07/25        SAT 11/08/25
TIME (LT)          00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18
                   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   15   10    5    5    5   10   15   10   15   15   10    5   10   10   10    5   10   15
TEMPERATURE        37   33   43   39   33   31   45   40   33   31   41   37   29   27   40   37   32   28   41   37
MIN/MAX TEMP            33        46        30        48        30        43        26        43        27        44
WIND CHILL         28   23   37   30   25   22        34   24   19   33   26   20   16   33   29   23   18   35   30
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         14   16   13   16    9    9    6    8   12   18   14   21   10   11   10   12   12   12   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)         31                                      32   27   33        23                  25
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.8  9.5  9.7 10.0  9.3  9.2  9.8 10.2  9.4  8.8  9.1  9.4  8.7  8.3  9.1  9.8  9.3  9.1  9.6  9.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     2    2    2    2    2   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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