Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 082030
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT FRI AUG 8 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 25 25 25 25 25 35 25 20 35 35 40 40 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 71 61 56 52 50 61 71 73 71 60 55 51 49 59 68 69 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 74 49 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 9 5 5 5 8 13 14 12 8 5 5 5 5 10 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.1 14.0 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.0 14.2 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 08/11/25 TUE 08/12/25 WED 08/13/25 THU 08/14/25 FRI 08/15/25
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 BK BK SC BK BK SC FW BK SC SC FW SC SC SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 80 55 55 30 65 65 50 20 50 45 30 10 50 45 40 20 55 45
TEMPERATURE 49 44 66 60 49 44 67 65 51 47 70 66 52 48 72 67 52 48 71 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 68 44 70 46 73 47 74 48 73
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E W SE E E W SW SE SW W SW SE NW W SW S W W SW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 6 5 8 3 6 6 5 4 8 6 5 4 8 6 5 4 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 70 30 5 0 50 10 0 0 30 5 0 0 30 10 0 0 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.2 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.3 14.0 14.3 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 SATURDAY 08/09/25 SUNDAY 08/10/25
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 FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 25 25 30 25 30 35 25 20 40 40 40 40 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 64 57 53 50 49 56 64 67 64 55 52 49 48 55 62 63 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 68 48 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 17 12 9 9 9 11 16 18 16 11 9 9 9 9 12 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.6 14.1 14.0 13.7 13.3 13.3 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.0 14.2 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 08/11/25 TUE 08/12/25 WED 08/13/25 THU 08/14/25 FRI 08/15/25
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 BK BK SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 80 55 55 35 65 65 50 20 50 45 35 10 45 45 40 25 55 50
TEMPERATURE 47 43 59 55 46 43 60 59 49 46 63 60 49 46 66 60 50 47 64 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 62 43 63 45 67 46 68 46 66
WIND CHILL 37
WIND DIR E E W SE E SE W SW SE SW W W E W W SW S W W SW
WIND (MPH) 13 10 8 8 12 8 9 8 10 8 9 8 10 8 9 9 9 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 70 30 5 0 50 10 0 0 30 5 0 0 20 10 0 0 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.2 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.3 14.0 14.3 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