Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 202029
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT WED AUG 20 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 25 15 15 0 30 40 25 25 25 25 10 10 55 55 65
TEMPERATURE 65 56 52 49 48 59 71 72 70 59 54 50 48 59 71 74 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 74 48 75
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SE W W NW N NE E SE E SE N W N SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 3 3 5 8 8 6 5 4 4 2 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
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) 15.5 15.3 15.1 14.7 14.3 14.2 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.6 14.1 14.3 14.2 14.5 14.8 15.1 15.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/23/25 SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25 WED 08/27/25
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 BK SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 35 95 85 80 55 85 85 80 65 90 80 70 55 90 80 60 55 85 70
TEMPERATURE 54 49 68 58 51 47 64 60 50 47 60 57 50 46 60 56 48 45 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 68 46 67 46 63 46 62 44 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE S E SE SW W SW SW W W W S SW W SW SE SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 5 4 3 6 5 4 4 8 5 4 3 8 5 4 4 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 90 80 20 5 80 80 30 20 90 70 30 20 80 70 30 20 80 50
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.26
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 15.0 15.2 15.4 15.0 14.5 14.7 15.2 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.4 14.6 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.5 14.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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 THURSDAY 08/21/25 FRIDAY 08/22/25
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 SC SC SC FW FW CL SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 25 15 15 5 30 40 25 25 25 25 10 10 55 55 65
TEMPERATURE 58 52 49 47 46 54 64 65 63 54 51 48 47 54 65 67 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 67 47 68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E W NW NW N NE E SE E SE NW W N SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 8 6 5 6 9 10 10 9 8 8 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T
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) 15.5 15.3 15.2 14.7 14.3 14.3 15.2 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.1 14.4 14.1 14.4 14.7 15.1 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 08/23/25 SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25 WED 08/27/25
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 BK SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 90 85 80 55 85 85 80 65 90 75 70 60 90 80 65 55 85 70
TEMPERATURE 51 47 61 52 48 45 57 54 47 45 53 51 47 44 53 50 45 43 50 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 62 45 60 44 56 44 56 43 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NE S E E W W W W W W W SW W W SW SE W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 9 6 9 6 8 8 9 6 8 8 9 8 9 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 90 80 20 5 80 80 30 20 80 70 30 20 80 70 30 20 80 50
PRECIP TYPE T R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.27
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 15.0 15.2 15.4 15.0 14.5 14.7 15.2 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.4 14.6 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.5 14.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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