Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 092030
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 08/10/25 MONDAY 08/11/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC OV OV BK OV SC SC FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 15 35 35 35 70 70 70 75 50 50 20 20 85 85 55
TEMPERATURE 71 60 55 51 50 60 68 68 63 54 50 46 44 54 65 63 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 44 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W E E SE NE W SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 13 9 5 5 5 5 10 11 9 6 6 5 5 4 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 50 40 40 20 20 10 10 70 70 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 08/12/25 WED 08/13/25 THU 08/14/25 FRI 08/15/25 SAT 08/16/25
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 SC FW OV BK SC FW BK BK SC FW BK SC SC FW BK SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 15 80 65 50 20 60 55 35 15 50 40 35 25 55 50 50 35 65 50
TEMPERATURE 48 43 65 61 49 45 69 64 51 47 72 67 52 47 71 67 52 47 69 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 68 44 72 46 74 47 73 47 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SW S SE SW W W NE NW W SW NE SW W SW S SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 6 5 6 4 8 5 5 4 6 5 6 4 8 8 4 4 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 70 20 0 0 40 10 0 0 30 10 0 0 40 20 5 5 50 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.1 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.3 14.0 14.3 14.9 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.9
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 SUNDAY 08/10/25 MONDAY 08/11/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC OV BK BK OV SC SC FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 20 35 35 35 75 70 65 75 50 50 25 25 85 85 55
TEMPERATURE 64 56 52 50 48 55 62 62 57 51 48 44 43 50 58 57 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 42 60
WIND CHILL 37
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W E SE SE SE SW W S E
WIND (MPH) 17 13 10 9 9 9 12 13 10 10 11 10 10 8 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 60 40 40 10 10 10 10 80 80 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.1 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE TUE 08/12/25 WED 08/13/25 THU 08/14/25 FRI 08/15/25 SAT 08/16/25
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 SC FW OV BK SC FW BK BK SC FW SC SC SC FW BK SC BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 15 80 65 50 20 60 55 35 20 50 40 35 25 55 50 50 35 60 50
TEMPERATURE 45 42 59 55 47 43 62 58 48 45 65 60 49 46 64 60 49 46 62 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 61 43 65 45 67 46 66 46 64
WIND CHILL 39
WIND DIR E E SW S SE SW W W NE NW W SW E SW W SW S W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 8 8 6 10 8 10 6 9 8 8 6 10 9 9 10 8 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 70 20 0 0 40 10 0 0 30 10 0 0 30 20 5 0 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.1 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.1 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.3 14.0 14.3 14.9 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.9
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