Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 292037
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
137 PM MST SAT NOV 29 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 25 35 40 40 25 25 25 60 65 80 80 70
TEMPERATURE 36 29 24 22 21 20 21 29 30 26 25 25 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 18 31 19
WIND CHILL 30 21 16 13 12 9 9 19 20 16 13 12 10 9
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 8 8 9 10 12 12 9 12 16 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 24 27 25 27 35 36 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 40 40 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 14
DATE MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 20 15 5 10 30 50 65 70 75 75 45 35 45 45 25 25
TEMPERATURE 25 22 14 12 29 25 20 17 29 25 21 18 27 24 19 17 27 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 11 32 15 31 17 29 16 30
WIND CHILL 16 16 8 2 21 16 10 8 23 18 12 10 19 17 9 6 19 16
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W SW SW SW S SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 4 4 6 9 8 8 6 5 6 8 6 8 6 8 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 19 19 19 23 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 50 30 20 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.7 4.9 4.6 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.3 6.0 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 13 12 9 10 12 12 12 13 14 14 12 12 13 12 11 10
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 25 35 45 40 30 25 30 65 65 85 85 75
TEMPERATURE 28 22 20 19 19 18 17 22 23 20 21 22 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 16 24 16
WIND CHILL 19 11 7 5 5 3 2 9 10 8 7 6 4 1
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 12 12 13 16 14 14 14 12 17 21 23 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 31 28 31 40 41 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 50 50 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 6.6 6.0 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.7 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 14 14 14 16 16 12 12 13 13 14 14 14
DATE MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 20 15 10 10 30 50 70 75 75 75 50 35 45 50 25 25
TEMPERATURE 18 15 10 11 22 17 15 15 22 19 18 16 21 18 17 15 21 17
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 9 24 14 23 15 22 14 23
WIND CHILL 6 6 -2 -4 11 5 2 1 14 8 5 3 9 7 3 0 9 6
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 6 9 13 10 11 12 12 8 9 12 12 10 9 12 16 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 24 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 50 30 20 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.7 4.9 4.6 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.3 6.0 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 14 14 12 10 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 14 13 12 11
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN