Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE MONDAY 09/22/25 TUESDAY 09/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV SC SC SC FW FW BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 45 35 45 45 70 95 70 40 40 40 25 25 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 61 50 46 44 43 50 57 56 51 45 42 39 37 45 55 57 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 37 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 4 4 5 6 12 14 12 9 5 5 5 5 11 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 50 40 20 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.6 13.3 13.6 13.3 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.2 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
DATE WED 09/24/25 THU 09/25/25 FRI 09/26/25 SAT 09/27/25 SUN 09/28/25
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 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 40 20 15 15 25 10 20 30 40 40 45 50 65 60 50 50 60 50
TEMPERATURE 38 35 54 54 40 36 57 58 42 39 59 57 44 39 58 53 43 38 55 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 57 36 62 38 63 39 60 37 58
WIND CHILL 32 28
WIND DIR NE NE NW SW SE SW W W SE SW W S SE SE SW SE E E SW SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 4 8 4 3 8 4 5 3 8 8 5 4 6 9 5 5 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 20 10 5 5 40 20 20 10 40 20
PRECIP TYPE T R T T S T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.0 11.6 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.8 12.2 12.1 11.9 12.2 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.5 12.2 12.4 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 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 MONDAY 09/22/25 TUESDAY 09/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV SC SC SC FW FW BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 45 35 45 45 75 95 75 45 45 45 25 25 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 53 45 42 41 41 45 50 49 44 41 39 37 36 40 48 50 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 52 35 50
WIND CHILL 34 37 34 33 31 29
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 8 9 9 10 12 14 14 11 8 8 8 8 12 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 10 10 60 50 20 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 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) 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.7 13.3 13.6 13.4 12.9 12.8 12.5 12.2 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DATE WED 09/24/25 THU 09/25/25 FRI 09/26/25 SAT 09/27/25 SUN 09/28/25
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 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 40 25 20 20 25 10 20 35 40 40 45 50 70 60 50 50 60 50
TEMPERATURE 36 33 47 47 38 35 51 51 39 37 52 50 41 38 51 46 39 36 48 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 51 34 55 37 55 38 53 35 51
WIND CHILL 28 25 31 29 33 35 32 33 28 39
WIND DIR NE NE NW SW S W W W SE SW W S SE W SW SE E E SW SE
WIND (MPH) 10 10 5 8 8 6 9 6 9 6 9 8 9 8 8 10 10 10 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 20 10 5 5 40 20 20 10 30 20
PRECIP TYPE T R T T S T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 11.0 11.6 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.8 12.2 12.1 11.9 12.2 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.7 12.5 12.2 12.4 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 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