Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 080829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT WED OCT 8 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 BK BK SC FW BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 50 45 25 55 60 55 50 45 40 65 65 80 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 38 43 52 55 52 45 43 41 40 46 57 59 54 47 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 39 60 41
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 10 9 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 10 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.3 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.0 13.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 10/10/25 SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25 MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25
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 BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 75 75 65 60 65 60 40 35 45 45 50 50 60 60 65 55
TEMPERATURE 55 54 46 43 53 51 46 43 50 50 41 38 53 49 42 40 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 56 42 54 37 54 39 54
WIND CHILL 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 6 9 13 16 11 13 13 16 5 5 10 12 5 6 11 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 35 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 30 40 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 30 30 30 40 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T T R R R R S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.3 12.6 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.7 12.2 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.9
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 WEDNESDAY 10/08/25 THURSDAY 10/09/25
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 OV OV BK SC SC BK OV BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 60 50 30 65 70 55 60 45 40 70 70 80 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 37 39 45 47 44 40 40 39 38 41 50 51 47 43 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 38 52 40
WIND CHILL 30 32 39 34 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.4 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE FRI 10/10/25 SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25 MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25
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 BK OV OV OV BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 75 80 70 60 70 65 45 35 50 45 50 50 60 60 65 55
TEMPERATURE 47 47 43 41 46 44 42 41 42 42 38 36 45 42 39 39 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 40 48 39 46 36 47 37 47
WIND CHILL 37 33 39 35 35 32 34 34 32 29 39 34 33 32 37 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 12 10 14 16 18 14 19 16 17 9 10 11 13 9 11 12 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 27 35 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 30 40 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 30 30 40 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T T R S R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 14.0 13.7 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.3 12.6 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.7 12.2 12.6 12.5 12.7 12.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 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