Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST SAT NOV 8 2025


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/09/25                         MONDAY 11/10/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER                  CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)               5    5    5   10   20   40   25    5    5    5    5    0   10   10   20
TEMPERATURE                  28   26   24   27   39   41   36   29   27   27   26   32   46   49   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           22                  42                  25                  50
WIND CHILL                                       33
WIND DIR                     NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W   NW    W
WIND (MPH)                    5    5    4    4    6    6    3    3    3    4    4    5    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                16
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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)            7.8  7.3  6.9  6.9  7.7  8.0  8.0  7.9  7.6  7.3  7.3  7.6  8.9  9.5  9.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)               7    7    9    9    6    6    5    5    5    5    4    4    2    2    1

DATE                         TUE 11/11/25        WED 11/12/25        THU 11/13/25        FRI 11/14/25        SAT 11/15/25
TIME (LT)          23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   45   45   30   20   15   20   30   45   25   20   30   40   30   50   50   60   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        32   29   47   44   33   31   49   44   35   31   48   44   36   32   48   41   36   31   40   36
MAX/MIN TEMP            27        51        30        52        30        51        31        49        30        43
WIND CHILL         26   23                            38        24        38   30   25        34   27   22   34   29
WIND DIR            W    W   NW    W   NW    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    6    8    6    3    3    5    9    5    6    8   10    6    8   11   14   12   11   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)    19   27                  14             17   25             19   25             28   31
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.3  8.8  9.2  9.7  9.5  9.4  9.6  9.9  9.3  9.0  9.5 10.1  9.8  9.5  9.9 10.0  9.2  8.5  8.5  8.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     1    1    1    1    1   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                                        SUNDAY 11/09/25                         MONDAY 11/10/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER                  CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)               5   10   10   10   25   40   25    5    5    5   10    0   10   10   20
TEMPERATURE                  26   24   22   24   32   35   30   26   25   26   26   29   39   41   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  35                  25                  42
WIND CHILL                   16   14   12   15   25   28        19   18   17   16   21
WIND DIR                     NW   NW    W    W    W   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW    W
WIND (MPH)                   10   10    9    8    9    8    5    5    6    8    9    8    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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)            8.0  7.4  7.0  7.0  7.7  8.0  8.1  8.0  7.6  7.4  7.4  7.7  8.9  9.5  9.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)              10   10   11   11    9    9    8    8    7    7    6    6    4    4    2

DATE                         TUE 11/11/25        WED 11/12/25        THU 11/13/25        FRI 11/14/25        SAT 11/15/25
TIME (LT)          23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   45   45   30   20   15   20   35   45   25   20   30   40   30   50   50   60   55   55   55
TEMPERATURE        29   28   41   37   30   29   42   36   32   29   41   37   33   31   41   35   32   29   34   29
MAX/MIN TEMP            27        44        28        44        29        44        30        42        28        36
WIND CHILL         21   18   35   31   23   22        29   24   19   35   30   25   20   34   25   21   16   25   20
WIND DIR           NW    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   12    9    8    6    8    6   10   10   12   10   11   11   14   13   17   17   18   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)         25                                      25                                 31   32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.3  8.7  9.2  9.7  9.5  9.4  9.6  9.8  9.2  9.0  9.5 10.1  9.8  9.5  9.9 10.0  9.2  8.5  8.5  8.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)     2    2    2    2    2   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN