Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 112030
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT THU SEP 11 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 09/12/25 SATURDAY 09/13/25
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 50 50 45 30 65 70 80 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 40
TEMPERATURE 61 53 49 44 43 52 62 63 57 50 47 44 42 47 54 55 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 65 42 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 5 5 6 8 8 13 16 10 8 5 5 5 5 9 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 20 20 20 50 50 70 70 80 80 70 70 70 70 10
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R T T T T R R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.30 0.12 0.08 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.5 13.9 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.0 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 09/14/25 MON 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW BK FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 50 25 25 20 40 15 10 10 25 30
TEMPERATURE 40 34 54 56 41 36 59 59 45 41 60 58 45 40 60 58 44 39 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 59 36 63 40 62 40 63 39 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W W SE N W SW SE S W SW S NW W W NE NE W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 6 4 3 8 8 5 4 9 8 4 5 9 8 5 4 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30 10 5 5 20 10 5 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.3 11.6 12.2 11.9 11.7 12.1 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.9 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.5 12.8 12.5 12.1 12.2 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 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 FRIDAY 09/12/25 SATURDAY 09/13/25
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 50 50 45 30 65 70 80 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 40
TEMPERATURE 53 48 45 42 41 47 54 55 49 45 43 42 41 42 47 48 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 57 40 49
WIND CHILL 36 34 39 36 35 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 16 8 9 10 11 10 14 17 12 10 9 9 9 9 10 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 20 20 20 50 50 70 70 80 80 70 70 70 70 20
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R T T T T R R R R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.32 0.13 0.09 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.9 14.2 14.2 14.1 13.7 13.8 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.1 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2
DATE SUN 09/14/25 MON 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW BK SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 50 25 25 20 40 20 10 10 25 30
TEMPERATURE 37 32 47 49 38 35 52 52 42 39 53 51 42 38 53 51 41 38 53 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 52 35 56 39 55 38 56 37 56
WIND CHILL 31 24 36 36 32 35 32
WIND DIR W W W W NE NE W SW E E W W NW N W W NE NE W W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 9 8 6 10 10 9 8 10 10 8 9 10 10 9 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30 10 5 5 20 10 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.3 11.6 12.2 11.9 11.7 12.1 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.9 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.5 12.8 12.5 12.1 12.2 12.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 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