Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 250829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT MON AUG 25 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 70 95 90 90 95 95 90 70 95 95 85 85 80 80 55
TEMPERATURE 46 53 62 62 56 51 50 48 47 50 58 59 58 51 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 46 61 45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W NW NW N SE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 5 6 6 5 4 3 4 6 9 8 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 50 70 70 70 60 70 50 50 70 70 70 70 60 60 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R R T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.19 0.07 0.19 0.17 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.7 15.0 15.3 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.9 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 08/27/25 THU 08/28/25 FRI 08/29/25 SAT 08/30/25 SUN 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC OV BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 50 40 30 75 65 55 35 65 50 35 35 65 60 40 30 70 55
TEMPERATURE 58 58 48 44 61 61 49 44 62 62 49 44 63 60 48 42 61 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 44 64 44 65 43 65 42 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W NW W W E NW W W S NW W W E NE W S
WIND (MPH) 10 14 4 3 6 6 5 3 8 6 4 3 6 5 4 3 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 5 10 50 50 10 10 50 30 5 5 50 30 10 10 60 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.9 14.5 14.0 14.0 14.5 14.3 14.0 14.1 14.4 14.0 13.7 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.4 13.6 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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 MONDAY 08/25/25 TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 70 95 90 90 95 95 90 70 95 95 85 85 80 80 60
TEMPERATURE 45 49 56 55 50 47 47 46 45 46 51 52 51 47 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 44 54 43
WIND CHILL 38
WIND DIR W NW NW NW SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 5 6 8 8 6 5 6 8 10 9 9 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 50 70 70 70 60 70 50 50 70 70 70 70 60 60 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R R R T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.22 0.09 0.19 0.23 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.7 15.1 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.0 15.0 14.8 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.7 14.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE WED 08/27/25 THU 08/28/25 FRI 08/29/25 SAT 08/30/25 SUN 08/31/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK SC SC OV BK BK SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 50 40 35 70 65 55 35 65 50 35 35 65 60 40 30 70 55
TEMPERATURE 51 51 46 43 54 54 47 43 55 55 46 43 55 53 45 41 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 43 57 43 58 42 57 41 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W NW W W NE NW W W SE NW W W E NE W S
WIND (MPH) 12 14 8 6 9 8 9 6 10 9 6 5 9 6 9 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 30 5 10 50 50 10 10 50 30 5 5 50 30 10 10 60 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.7 14.9 14.5 14.0 14.0 14.5 14.3 14.0 14.1 14.4 14.0 13.7 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.4 13.6 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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