Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 180536
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST MON NOV 17 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 11/18/25 WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 65 55 60 65 55 45 55 65 70 55 55 55 45
TEMPERATURE 24 23 24 28 43 45 35 29 28 28 27 30 42 45 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 46 26 46
WIND CHILL 15 16 16 28 22 20 21 19 23 36
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 4 5 9 8 6 8 8 6 8 9 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10
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) 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.8 8.8 9.0 8.6 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 9 7 7 6
DATE THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 90 80 85 75 45 30 30 20 20 30 35 45 50 45 60 60 65 60
TEMPERATURE 28 30 38 32 26 24 34 30 20 18 39 33 25 23 42 33 24 22 38 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 40 22 39 18 44 23 45 21 42
WIND CHILL 19 16 27 24 12 10 18 16 25 15 11 31 24
WIND DIR SW S S SW W W W W SW W W W S NW SW SW SW W NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 9 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 70 70 40 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.26
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.3 9.0 8.6 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.2 7.7 7.4 8.0 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.7 8.9 8.4 8.0 8.1 8.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 8 10 12 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 TUESDAY 11/18/25 WEDNESDAY 11/19/25
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 FW BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK OV OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 70 55 60 60 50 45 65 70 75 60 60 60 45
TEMPERATURE 22 22 23 26 37 37 28 25 26 28 26 26 34 36 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 38 24 37
WIND CHILL 10 11 12 18 31 30 18 15 15 17 16 16 25 29 21
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 8 6 11 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10
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) 7.5 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.8 9.0 8.6 8.8 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.7 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 9
DATE THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC BK SC BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 90 90 80 90 75 50 30 30 20 20 30 35 50 55 50 65 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 27 29 31 25 25 24 26 23 19 18 32 27 24 23 35 26 22 21 31 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 32 21 32 17 36 22 37 20 34
WIND CHILL 18 21 25 18 15 12 18 14 8 6 26 19 14 12 28 16 11 7 21 14
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 5 9 12 8 6 9 10 6 8 9 10 9 10 10 13 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 70 60 40 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.31
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 3.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 9.3 9.0 8.6 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.2 7.7 7.4 8.1 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.7 8.9 8.4 8.0 8.1 8.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 10 12 13 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