Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 140829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT TUE OCT 14 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 80 80 65 75 80 85 90 75 75 75 75 75 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 43 47 55 59 52 46 44 44 43 48 56 59 53 48 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 41 59 38
WIND CHILL 38 37 37 35 32
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 11 16 12 10 10 10 11 12 14 17 13 14 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 24 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 40 20 30 20 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R T R R R T T T T R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.05 0.05 0.09 0.27 0.12 0.12 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
DATE THU 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 15 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 20 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 49 46 30 25 49 44 28 24 49 45 30 27 55 47 32 28 54 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 25 53 23 54 27 59 28 57
WIND CHILL 39 22 18 25 19
WIND DIR SW W W SW W W SW NW W W SW W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 4 4 9 9 5 5 8 6 4 4 6 8 8 10 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 10.2 9.1 8.1 8.5 9.3 8.7 8.4 9.1 10.0 9.5 9.3 10.0 10.7 10.3 9.9 10.1 10.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 3 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 TUESDAY 10/14/25 WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 90 75 80 85 90 90 80 80 80 75 75 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 42 42 48 52 45 42 41 42 42 41 49 52 46 44 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 39 53 35
WIND CHILL 36 36 38 36 34 34 34 33 39 36 34 32 30
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 17 13 13 13 14 14 17 18 19 17 18 18 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 40 40 20 40 20 50 40 40 40 40 50 50 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R T R R R T T T T R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.08 0.08 0.14 0.37 0.16 0.16 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
DATE THU 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 15 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 41 38 27 23 40 35 25 22 41 37 27 26 47 39 30 28 45 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 23 44 22 46 26 51 28 49
WIND CHILL 33 28 19 13 34 27 16 12 35 31 19 18 33 21 16 38 34
WIND DIR SW W W SW W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 17 8 9 10 11 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 11 16 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 10.2 9.2 8.1 8.5 9.3 8.6 8.4 9.1 9.9 9.5 9.3 10.0 10.7 10.3 9.9 10.1 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 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