Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 160536
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 PM MST SAT NOV 15 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SUNDAY 11/16/25 MONDAY 11/17/25
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 BK FW FW CL FW FW BK OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 10 10 5 10 20 55 80 75 55 60 60 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 36 34 33 38 51 53 46 42 36 31 29 30 39 43 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 53 27 43
WIND CHILL 34 26 19 17 18 30 36 25
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 6 8 10 9 14 18 19 18 18 14 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 23 31 43 48 48 44 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 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) 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.5 10.8 10.6 10.1 8.8 7.9 7.5 7.4 8.1 8.7 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 10 10 10 10 7 7 5
DATE TUE 11/18/25 WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25
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 BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 60 50 60 65 75 80 85 85 85 80 80 70 60 55 60 45 45 35
TEMPERATURE 26 25 44 35 26 25 40 35 27 26 34 28 22 20 33 29 21 17 37 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 48 25 43 24 36 19 38 17 42
WIND CHILL 18 29 17 16 33 28 20 18 28 20 11 9 22 13 8 30 22
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 9 9 9 9 11 9 8 6 6 9 10 9 4 6 5 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 17 23 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 30 40 40 50 50 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 8.5 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.4 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 5 6 8 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 11/16/25 MONDAY 11/17/25
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 BK FW FW CL FW FW BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 10 10 5 10 25 55 90 85 75 75 65 50 50 45
TEMPERATURE 34 33 32 35 43 44 38 37 32 28 26 25 31 35 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 44 24 36
WIND CHILL 27 25 23 27 37 31 27 19 12 10 9 19 25 15
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 12 11 10 11 11 19 25 27 27 24 18 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 32 43 47 47 43 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.9 10.5 10.9 10.6 10.1 8.8 8.0 7.5 7.5 8.1 8.6 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 5 5 9 9 12 12 12 12 9 9 7
DATE TUE 11/18/25 WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 65 50 65 65 75 80 90 90 85 85 80 75 65 60 60 50 50 40
TEMPERATURE 24 24 36 27 24 24 32 27 26 25 26 20 19 18 26 22 19 16 30 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 38 23 34 22 28 17 30 16 34
WIND CHILL 13 14 29 17 12 12 22 17 16 15 17 9 6 4 19 12 9 3 21 13
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 9 10 12 14 13 11 10 11 9 10 13 12 5 9 9 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 30 40 40 50 50 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.2 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.4 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 9 10 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