Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 162030
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT WED JUL 16 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 BK SC FW OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 55 60 40 20 75 95 75 75 65 65 20 20 80 80 65
TEMPERATURE 67 58 52 50 48 58 67 64 60 54 51 49 48 57 68 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 69 47 71
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S NE E SE SE SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 4 4 8 8 6 4 4 3 3 5 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 20 5 5 10 60 90 60 60 20 20 0 0 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.19 0.19 0.03 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) 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.8 15.3 15.6 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.0 14.9 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 07/19/25 SUN 07/20/25 MON 07/21/25 TUE 07/22/25 WED 07/23/25
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 BK FW OV BK SC FW BK SC SC FW BK SC SC FW BK SC SC FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 25 85 65 40 15 70 40 30 15 60 40 25 10 55 50 30 20 60 50
TEMPERATURE 55 50 70 64 53 48 69 68 53 48 70 69 54 48 72 70 54 49 71 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 71 48 71 48 72 48 74 48 73
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW W W SW SW W W SW NW W SW N NW W SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 8 6 4 3 9 8 4 4 8 8 4 4 8 8 5 4 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 80 30 5 0 50 20 0 0 40 10 0 0 40 20 0 0 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.10
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 14.8 15.0 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.5 14.9 14.5 14.2 14.3 14.8 14.4 14.0 14.4 14.9 14.6 14.3 14.6 15.1
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 THURSDAY 07/17/25 FRIDAY 07/18/25
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 BK SC FW OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 55 60 40 20 75 95 75 75 65 65 20 20 80 80 65
TEMPERATURE 59 54 49 48 47 54 61 59 54 50 48 47 46 52 60 63 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 62 46 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S NE SE S SW W W SW SW W S SW SW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 11 9 8 9 9 8 6 8 6 6 9 11 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 20 5 5 10 70 90 60 60 20 20 0 0 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.14 0.17 0.05 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) 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.8 15.3 15.6 15.4 15.4 15.2 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.1 15.3 15.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 07/19/25 SUN 07/20/25 MON 07/21/25 TUE 07/22/25 WED 07/23/25
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 BK FW OV BK SC FW BK SC SC FW BK SC SC FW BK SC SC FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 25 85 65 40 15 65 40 30 15 60 45 30 10 55 50 35 25 60 50
TEMPERATURE 52 48 63 58 51 47 62 62 51 47 63 62 52 47 64 64 52 47 63 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 64 46 65 47 66 47 67 47 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W SW NE N W SE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 9 9 8 6 11 10 8 8 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 80 30 5 0 50 20 0 0 40 10 0 0 30 20 0 0 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.10
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.2 14.9 15.0 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.5 14.9 14.5 14.2 14.3 14.8 14.4 14.0 14.4 14.9 14.6 14.3 14.6 15.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 MM MM 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