Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 290536
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST FRI NOV 28 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 5 10 15 25 30 35 30 35 20 25 25 50
TEMPERATURE 28 27 23 23 34 36 28 23 22 20 19 21 30 32 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 37 18 33
WIND CHILL 17 13 11 14 28 29 16 13 11 9 10 21 23 19
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 19 12 8 8 9 4 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 43 32 19 23 27 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.4 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.5 6.4 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 11 11 11
DATE MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 45 20 15 15 5 10 20 45 65 65 65 55 45 35 40 40 30 25
TEMPERATURE 25 22 25 21 14 13 29 26 20 16 29 26 21 18 28 25 21 18 29 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 19 27 11 32 15 31 16 29 15 31
WIND CHILL 13 10 15 8 3 21 17 9 7 23 19 13 9 19 17 12 8 21 18
WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW W W W SW SW S S SW W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 9 4 4 6 6 8 9 6 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 24 27 23 19 19 24 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 1.7 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.5 4.8 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.5 6.8 6.2 5.8 6.5 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 14 14 14 14 12 9 10 12 12 11 12 13 13 11 11 12 11 9 9
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 20 5 10 15 25 25 30 30 35 20 25 25 45
TEMPERATURE 24 23 20 19 27 28 21 19 18 17 17 17 23 24 21
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 29 16 25
WIND CHILL 9 6 5 7 18 19 13 8 5 3 2 3 11 12 9
WIND DIR W W W NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 23 26 19 11 10 10 6 10 12 13 16 14 13 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 44 33 24 27 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.4 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.5 6.5 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 12 12 12
DATE MON 12/01/25 TUE 12/02/25 WED 12/03/25 THU 12/04/25 FRI 12/05/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 45 20 20 15 5 10 20 45 65 70 70 60 50 35 40 45 35 25
TEMPERATURE 22 20 18 15 11 11 21 19 16 14 23 19 18 16 21 19 18 16 22 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 17 20 9 24 13 24 15 22 14 24
WIND CHILL 7 3 5 5 -1 -4 11 7 2 0 14 8 5 2 10 7 5 2 11 8
WIND DIR SW W W W SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 21 21 11 6 9 12 9 11 14 13 8 9 12 13 10 10 12 14 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 39 25 27 24 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 2.2 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.6 4.9 4.4 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.5 6.8 6.3 5.8 6.5 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 14 14 14 13 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 14 13 12 13 12 11 10
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN