Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 182029
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 BK BK BK SC FW SC OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 60 35 20 40 75 75 65 65 50 50 25 25 75 75 50
TEMPERATURE 65 55 51 47 45 62 72 68 65 55 51 48 46 62 72 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 72 45 72
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE SE SE S NE NE E SE E E E E NE NE NE E E
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 2 3 2 4 8 8 6 5 4 3 2 3 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 10 20 60 40 30 30 5 5 5 5 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.5 15.2 14.9 14.7 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 08/21/25 FRI 08/22/25 SAT 08/23/25 SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25
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 BK SC SC FW BK OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 15 65 45 35 15 65 75 80 55 80 85 85 70 75 80 85 65 80 65
TEMPERATURE 52 46 72 71 53 47 72 68 53 48 70 62 49 45 69 64 50 45 68 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 74 46 73 47 71 44 70 44 69
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE W N E E N E SE SE S SW SE S W SW S SW W W S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 9 6 5 4 8 6 5 6 8 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 30 10 0 0 40 40 10 5 60 50 10 5 70 50 20 5 70 50
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.4 14.8 14.7 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.8 15.3 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.2 14.8 15.0 15.3
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 TUESDAY 08/19/25 WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
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 BK BK BK SC FW SC OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 65 35 20 45 75 80 65 65 50 50 25 25 80 80 50
TEMPERATURE 59 52 49 47 45 57 64 60 57 51 49 47 45 55 63 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 64 45 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE E SE S NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE E E
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 3 4 2 4 6 10 8 6 5 4 3 3 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 10 20 60 40 30 30 5 5 5 5 40 40 10
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.01 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) 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.5 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.2 14.8 14.7 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE THU 08/21/25 FRI 08/22/25 SAT 08/23/25 SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25
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 BK SC SC FW BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 15 65 50 40 15 70 75 80 55 85 85 85 70 75 80 85 65 75 65
TEMPERATURE 49 45 64 63 51 47 63 60 50 46 62 54 47 43 61 56 48 43 59 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 66 46 64 46 62 43 61 43 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E NW N E E N E SE SE SW W SE SE W SW S SW W W S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 9 9 8 5 9 9 6 8 9 6 8 8 9 8 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 30 10 0 0 40 40 10 5 60 50 10 5 60 50 20 5 70 50
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.4 14.8 14.8 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.7 15.3 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.1 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.2 14.8 15.0 15.3
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