Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 212029
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT THU AUG 21 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 FW FW CL FW SC OV OV OV OV SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 25 20 15 0 20 50 75 75 70 70 40 40 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 70 58 53 49 48 59 71 73 69 58 54 50 48 57 67 64 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 74 48 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SE NW N N NE SE SE E E E NE E SW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 4 3 2 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 5 5 5 5 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.30
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.4 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.8 14.8 15.3 15.5 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.1 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25 WED 08/27/25 THU 08/28/25
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 OV SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 85 85 85 60 95 80 75 60 90 85 75 60 90 75 60 55 80 60
TEMPERATURE 51 47 66 60 50 47 61 57 49 46 60 57 49 46 57 55 48 45 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 69 47 63 46 62 45 59 45 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW W SE E W W SW S SW W SW S SW W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 8 4 3 8 8 4 3 6 6 4 3 6 8 3 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 80 70 40 20 90 70 30 20 90 80 40 20 80 60 30 20 70 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R T T R R R R R R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.14
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 14.6 14.8 15.3 15.1 14.8 15.1 15.2 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.0 14.8 14.5 14.7 15.0 14.8 14.5 14.7 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 FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 SC FW FW CL FW BK OV OV OV OV SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 25 20 20 0 20 50 80 75 75 75 40 40 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 63 54 51 48 46 55 65 66 62 54 51 49 47 52 60 57 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 68 47 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E N N NE NE E SE E E E E E SW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 8 6 4 5 8 8 10 10 9 9 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 5 5 5 5 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.31
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.8 14.4 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.8 14.8 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.0 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25 WED 08/27/25 THU 08/28/25
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 OV SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 85 85 85 65 90 80 75 60 90 85 80 65 90 75 65 60 80 60
TEMPERATURE 48 45 58 54 47 45 54 51 46 44 53 50 46 44 50 49 46 43 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 62 45 56 44 55 43 53 43 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE W W E E NW W SW SW W W SW SW W W SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 8 6 9 8 8 6 9 8 9 6 9 8 6 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 80 70 40 20 90 70 30 20 90 80 40 20 80 60 30 20 70 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R T T R R R R R R R T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 14.6 14.8 15.3 15.1 14.8 15.1 15.2 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.0 14.8 14.5 14.7 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.7 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