Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 151736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST SAT NOV 15 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/15/25 SUNDAY 11/16/25
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 CL SC BK SC FW CL FW FW BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 30 55 30 15 5 5 15 60 65 60 60 45
TEMPERATURE 56 59 50 42 38 36 34 37 48 49 42 38 34 30 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 33 50 25
WIND CHILL 31 29 23 17 14
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 3 4 5 5 6 6 9 11 9 13 18 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 20 28 41 48 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 11.1 10.8 10.3 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.5 9.0 8.4 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 9 9 9
DATE MON 11/17/25 TUE 11/18/25 WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25
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 BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 50 55 50 40 55 60 60 60 70 65 55 55 55 60 50 40
TEMPERATURE 35 33 27 26 40 36 29 26 36 32 26 23 31 28 23 19 31 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 25 42 25 37 21 33 18 34
WIND CHILL 26 24 19 20 28 22 18 28 24 20 16 25 17 12 24 23
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 6 5 6 12 6 8 11 10 5 6 6 4 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 23 19 19 23 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.7 8.3 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.2 7.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 5 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/15/25 SUNDAY 11/16/25
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 CL SC BK SC FW CL FW FW BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 35 55 30 10 5 5 20 60 70 65 65 55
TEMPERATURE 49 50 42 38 35 34 32 34 41 41 35 33 30 27 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 31 42 23
WIND CHILL 32 28 26 23 25 34 34 27 22 16 11 8
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 11 18 25 27 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 31 41 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 11.1 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.5 9.1 8.4 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 12 12 10
DATE MON 11/17/25 TUE 11/18/25 WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25
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 SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 55 55 55 45 60 65 65 60 75 70 60 60 60 65 50 45
TEMPERATURE 28 26 24 25 33 29 26 25 29 25 23 21 25 21 20 19 25 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 23 35 23 29 20 26 16 27
WIND CHILL 15 13 13 14 26 18 16 13 18 14 12 9 16 13 9 6 15 13
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 18 16 11 11 9 14 11 13 13 11 10 12 8 6 9 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.4 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.2 7.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 8 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