Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 AM MST TUE NOV 3 2026
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 11/03/26 WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 10 10 5 5 5 25 30 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 41 34 28 27 27 27 33 43 43 34 29 26 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 25 44 23
WIND CHILL 21 36 25 22 19 18
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 9 13 11 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.8 7.3 8.3 9.2 9.6 9.2 8.4 7.6 7.2 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 9 9 11 11 12
DATE THU 11/05/26 FRI 11/06/26 SAT 11/07/26 SUN 11/08/26 MON 11/09/26
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 FW BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 55 60 55 40 25 15 5 10 5 5 0 5 15 20 15 30
TEMPERATURE 41 35 27 26 42 35 27 26 43 37 28 27 47 36 31 30 49 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 25 43 24 45 25 50 28 52
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW W S SW W W NE NE N N NE N W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 1 3 3 4 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 3 2 4 5 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 8.5 9.0 6.9 7.3 8.8 9.1 8.4 7.8 8.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 9.0 9.6 8.9 8.5 9.8 10.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 8 8 5 7 7 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 11/03/26 WEDNESDAY 11/04/26
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 0 10 10 5 5 10 30 35 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 32 27 25 25 25 25 29 35 35 28 26 24 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 23 36 21
WIND CHILL 26 16 16 15 15 22 27 26 16 14 13 13 12
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 8 8 9 10 8 10 14 14 12 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.6 8.9 8.4 7.7 7.3 8.3 9.2 9.6 9.3 8.5 7.7 7.2 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 5 5 4 4 6 6 8 8 12 12 14 14 14
DATE THU 11/05/26 FRI 11/06/26 SAT 11/07/26 SUN 11/08/26 MON 11/09/26
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 FW BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 55 60 60 40 25 15 5 10 5 5 0 5 15 20 15 30
TEMPERATURE 33 29 25 24 34 28 26 24 35 30 27 25 39 30 29 28 42 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 23 35 23 38 24 42 27 44
WIND CHILL 18 17 17 21 19 22 20
WIND DIR NW W SW W W W NE NE NW NW N N W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 2 5 6 5 2 4 6 4 2 4 5 4 3 6 8 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 8.5 9.1 7.0 7.4 8.8 9.1 8.4 7.8 8.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 9.0 9.6 8.9 8.5 9.7 10.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 10 10 8 9 9 6 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN