Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT SAT AUG 30 2025


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...

DATE                                   SUNDAY 08/31/25                         MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT)          18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18
                   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   OV   OV   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   55   40   35   30   75   75   50   50   30   30   20   20   75   75   30
TEMPERATURE        61   50   47   44   43   51   59   60   58   49   46   43   42   50   62   62   59
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  62                  42                  64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW    E    E    E    E   NE   NW    N   NE    E    E   NE   NW    W    W    N    E
WIND (MPH)          4    6    8    5    4    3    5    5    4    4    5    4    3    3    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   10    5    0   20   60   60   30   30    5    5    5    5   60   60   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    R                   T    T    T    T    R                        T    R    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.3 13.6 13.8 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.7 13.9 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE                    TUE 09/02/25        WED 09/03/25        THU 09/04/25        FRI 09/05/25        SAT 09/06/25
TIME (LT)          00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18
                   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   OV   SC   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   BK   SC   BK   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   75   45   35   25   70   60   50   30   65   40   40   25   65   50   50   30   65   45
TEMPERATURE        47   42   63   58   46   42   63   57   46   42   61   59   46   42   63   60   46   43   63   60
MIN/MAX TEMP            42        65        42        64        42        64        42        64        42        65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            E   NW    W    E    E   NW    W   SW   SE    W    W    W   SE   NW    W   SW    S    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    3    5    4    5    3    6    5    6    4    8    5    5    3    6    5    5    4    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0   70   10    0    5   60   30   10    5   50   20    5    5   50   20    5    5   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T              T    T              T    T              T    T              T    T
12 HOUR QPF           0.01      0.03
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.2 13.5 13.7 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.3 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0   MM   MM   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                                   SUNDAY 08/31/25                         MONDAY 09/01/25
TIME (LT)          18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18
                   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   OV   OV   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   60   40   35   35   75   75   50   50   30   30   20   20   75   75   30
TEMPERATURE        55   46   44   42   41   46   53   54   51   45   43   41   40   46   55   55   52
MIN/MAX TEMP                           41                  55                  40                  58
WIND CHILL                   37   36
WIND DIR           SW    E   NE    E   NE    N   NW   NW   NE    E    E    E   NW    W    W   NW    E
WIND (MPH)          5   10   12   10    9    5    5    5    5    9    9    8    6    5    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   40   10    5    0   20   60   60   30   30    5    5    5    5   60   60   20
PRECIP TYPE         T    R                   T    T    T    T    R                        T    R    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.9 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.8 13.9 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0

DATE                    TUE 09/02/25        WED 09/03/25        THU 09/04/25        FRI 09/05/25        SAT 09/06/25
TIME (LT)          00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18
                   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   OV   SC   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   15   75   45   35   30   70   60   55   30   65   45   40   25   65   50   50   30   60   45
TEMPERATURE        44   40   56   51   43   41   56   50   43   41   54   52   43   41   56   53   43   41   56   53
MIN/MAX TEMP            40        58        41        57        40        57        40        57        41        58
WIND CHILL         38                  37                  36   35
WIND DIR            E   NW    W    E    E    W    W    W   SE    W    W    W   SE    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10    6    6    5    9    6    8    5   11    8   10    6    9    6    8    8    9    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   70   10    0    5   60   30   10    5   50   20    5    5   40   20    5    5   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T              T    T              T    T              T    T              T    T
12 HOUR QPF           0.02      0.03
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.2 13.5 13.8 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.3 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    1    0   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN