Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 090829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 30 40 55 55 90 80 90 75 65 60 70 75 75 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 41 46 57 59 55 47 45 44 43 47 56 59 55 48 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 42 59 43
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 8 10 8 6 6 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 14 20 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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) 12.8 12.9 13.4 13.8 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.0 13.2 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25 MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25
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 OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 75 80 45 35 35 40 55 65 75 70 65 50 40 30 35 20
TEMPERATURE 52 50 45 43 50 50 41 37 51 48 42 41 50 51 43 39 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 42 54 36 54 39 54 38 56
WIND CHILL 39 36 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W SE SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 12 16 14 16 4 5 10 11 6 6 11 16 8 8 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 39 19 19 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 50 20 20 10 10 10 30 40 50 50 50 30 20 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.11
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.2 14.2 13.5 12.9 12.0 11.6 11.5 11.6 12.0 12.6 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.0 12.4 12.4 12.6
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 THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 30 40 55 55 90 85 90 75 65 60 70 75 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 39 42 49 51 47 43 42 42 41 42 49 51 47 43 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 40 52 41
WIND CHILL 37 36 34
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 8 6 5 6 6 8 8 10 11 10 9 10 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 20 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 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) 12.9 12.9 13.4 13.8 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.0 13.2 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE SAT 10/11/25 SUN 10/12/25 MON 10/13/25 TUE 10/14/25 WED 10/15/25
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 OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 75 85 50 35 40 45 60 65 75 70 65 50 40 30 35 20
TEMPERATURE 45 43 42 41 42 42 38 35 44 41 39 39 44 44 40 37 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 46 35 46 38 47 36 49
WIND CHILL 38 35 34 32 34 34 28 38 34 33 32 37 36 34 29 39 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W E SW SW SW W SW SW SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 17 17 21 18 17 6 10 10 12 10 11 12 18 11 12 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 39 31 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 50 20 20 10 10 10 30 40 50 50 50 30 20 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T S R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.2 14.2 13.6 12.9 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.6 12.0 12.6 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.0 12.4 12.4 12.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 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