Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST WED DEC 3 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 85 75 70 55 40 35 35 35 35 35 40
TEMPERATURE 23 23 20 18 16 15 13 14 20 22 17 14 12 11 10
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 12 22 9
WIND CHILL 14 13 10 7 5 8 5 10 11 6 3 2 1 1
WIND DIR S S SE E SE S W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 9 9 5 3 5 9 10 8 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 24 19 24 25 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 90 90 70 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.12 0.20 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 2.0 3.3 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.2 5.8 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14
DATE FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 25 35 35 30 30 25 5 5 10 10 10 15 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 24 20 14 14 25 23 16 13 25 21 15 14 30 26 20 17 33 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 11 28 11 28 13 33 16 36
WIND CHILL 16 13 4 0 15 15 8 4 17 9 5 23 14 8 26 22
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 12 11 6 6 6 6 3 4 6 5 4 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 39 25 19 23 17 25 17 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.6 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.4 6.9 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 13 12 13 13 14 12 11 10 10 8 8 8 7 4 4
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 85 80 80 65 50 50 40 40 35 35 45
TEMPERATURE 17 17 15 14 12 11 10 10 14 16 12 11 10 9 8
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 9 16 7
WIND CHILL 4 5 2 -2 -5 -3 -2 -4 0 2 -2 -5 -5 -7 -7
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 14 16 11 8 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 90 100 70 50 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.15 0.23 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 2.6 3.8 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 15
DATE FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 25 40 40 35 35 25 5 5 10 10 15 15 10 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 17 14 10 11 19 17 14 12 19 15 13 12 22 19 16 15 26 21
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 9 21 10 22 11 26 14 29
WIND CHILL 6 3 -5 -7 5 5 1 -3 8 5 0 -2 13 11 5 1 17 11
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 11 19 14 10 11 12 9 5 9 12 8 6 9 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 36 27 25 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.6 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.4 7.0 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 6 5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN