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
1135 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 12/15/25 TUESDAY 12/16/25
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 BK BK BK FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 55 25 5 5 5 10 5 15 15 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 47 38 35 31 29 28 30 44 46 38 33 31 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 27 46 27
WIND CHILL 24 22
WIND DIR NW NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 4 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 20 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 8.6 8.2 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.8 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 15 10 10 5 15 20 25 20 15
TEMPERATURE 42 38 33 28 39 36 31 30 43 41 35 32 44 40 33 30 42 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 26 42 28 47 31 46 29 44
WIND CHILL 35 29 20 15 32 28 21 19 36 34 27 23 38 34 25 21 36 32
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 19 21 17 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 11 10 10 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 43 47 24 28 33 25 25 31 32 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 8.4 8.9 8.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.6 8.2 8.9 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.7 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.9 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 5 6 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 3 3
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 12/15/25 TUESDAY 12/16/25
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 BK BK BK FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 55 25 5 5 5 10 5 15 15 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 41 33 31 29 27 26 27 37 39 32 29 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 25 39 25
WIND CHILL 25 22 19 16 18 30 32 26 20 19 18 16
WIND DIR N E N NW NW NW NW NW N N NE SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 8 9 11 11 9 9 6 9 9 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.9 8.4 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
DATE WED 12/17/25 THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 15 10 10 10 15 20 30 20 15
TEMPERATURE 34 32 29 25 32 30 28 27 36 34 32 30 37 34 30 28 35 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 24 35 26 39 29 39 27 37
WIND CHILL 25 19 15 10 22 18 16 15 26 25 21 19 28 25 19 17 27 24
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 23 25 25 14 14 17 18 16 14 17 17 13 12 13 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 43 44 27 32 36 27 33 35 25 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 8.3 8.8 8.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.6 8.2 8.9 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.6 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.9 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 7 8 7 7 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN