Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 201736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST THU NOV 20 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 80 70 60 45 30 20 35 25 30 45 45 40
TEMPERATURE 35 34 30 28 28 27 25 25 35 38 32 26 25 24 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 23 38 21
WIND CHILL 21 20 18 19
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW S SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 40 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.08 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.5 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.8 8.4 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.5 8.7 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 6
DATE SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25
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 FW SC BK OV OV OV OV BK FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 70 90 85 75 80 60 15 5 20 20 15 25 25 30 35 40
TEMPERATURE 42 37 30 28 33 29 28 24 32 29 21 17 33 28 19 16 29 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 25 34 23 35 16 34 15 32
WIND CHILL 23 22 27 22 18 14 24 21 14 9 27 22 12 7 23 20
WIND DIR SW SE E E SW W W W NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 8 5 6 10 10 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 25 19 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 40 90 80 40 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.19
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.2 7.8 7.3 7.6 7.9 7.4 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 5.9 6.7 7.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 7 9 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 85 80 75 60 30 25 35 25 35 50 50 45
TEMPERATURE 28 27 24 25 24 24 22 22 28 30 24 22 22 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 20 31 21
WIND CHILL 22 20 17 15 13 12 10 12 21 23 18 15 14 14 13
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 9 12 13 12 10 6 6 4 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 40 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.10 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 1.0 3.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.7 8.5 8.6 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 8
DATE SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25 WED 11/26/25
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 FW SC OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 35 70 90 85 80 85 65 20 5 20 20 20 25 25 30 40 40
TEMPERATURE 35 30 27 26 26 22 25 23 25 22 18 15 26 21 17 14 23 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 23 27 21 27 15 27 13 25
WIND CHILL 23 16 15 18 13 13 10 14 11 6 2 18 11 5 0 13 10
WIND DIR W SW E NE SW W W W NW W SW W SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 12 14 8 9 14 16 11 10 10 11 6 8 10 12 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 50 90 80 40 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.22
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.6 7.9 7.4 6.8 7.1 7.3 6.5 5.9 6.7 7.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 10 11 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