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
1035 PM MST SAT NOV 29 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 11/30/25 MONDAY 12/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC BK SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 45 30 40 30 45 80 85 80 65 55 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 22 21 20 21 29 31 27 26 25 22 19 18 24 25 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 32 17 26
WIND CHILL 14 12 10 9 19 19 15 14 12 9 5 6 12 15 14
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 10 13 17 14 13 16 16 13 10 11 10 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 23 25 27 28 27 31 36 40 39 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 50 70 60 30 30 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.16 0.04 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.1 0.6 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.0 6.3 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 14 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
DATE TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 25 60 65 80 85 75 70 60 65 55 30 30 25 25 20 25
TEMPERATURE 13 12 29 25 19 17 27 25 20 18 25 23 21 17 24 21 16 14 28 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 11 32 16 30 15 27 15 27 13 32
WIND CHILL 6 2 20 15 8 9 21 17 10 10 17 16 11 7 16 14 7 4 21 17
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW SW S SE S SW W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 9 9 6 5 6 10 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27 19 25 19 23 25 23 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 70 60 30 20 20 20 10 10 5 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.4 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.4 6.0 6.4 5.7 5.6 6.4 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.0 6.1 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 12 10 10 12 13 12 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 9 9
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 11/30/25 MONDAY 12/01/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 50 40 45 35 50 85 90 90 75 55 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 18 18 17 17 22 23 21 22 22 19 15 14 16 18 13
MIN/MAX TEMP 17 24 14 18
WIND CHILL 5 4 3 2 8 8 5 7 5 1 -3 -2 3 5 3
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 16 16 16 19 19 19 23 25 23 16 12 11 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 31 32 32 33 41 43 40 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 50 70 70 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.22 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.1 0.7 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.0 6.4 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 16 16 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 14
DATE TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 10 5 25 60 70 80 85 80 75 65 65 60 35 35 30 30 20 30
TEMPERATURE 10 10 21 18 16 15 21 19 18 16 19 17 18 15 18 15 13 12 22 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 9 24 14 23 13 20 13 20 11 24
WIND CHILL -3 -6 10 5 1 2 11 7 3 2 8 6 4 0 6 4 -1 -3 11 7
WIND DIR SW W W W W W SW SW SE SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 13 10 11 14 12 8 10 16 12 9 9 12 14 10 8 11 13 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27 27 27 23 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 70 60 40 20 20 20 10 10 5 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.4 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.4 6.0 6.4 5.7 5.6 6.5 6.6 6.0 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.0 6.1 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 13 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 11
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN