Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1205 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2025


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

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/04/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)                   45   10    5    5    5    5    0    5    5    5    5   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE                       53   47   40   37   35   34   39   53   55   46   39   36   34   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           54                  32                  55                  32
WIND CHILL                                                                          33   29   27   25
WIND DIR                           W    W    W    W    W   NW   SE    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        11    9    8    5    4    4    3    5    9    6    8    9   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                   24        20   19   17   16                            24   31   33
PRECIP PROB (%)                    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
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                10.4 10.2  9.7  9.3  9.1  8.9  9.4 10.2 10.2  9.8  9.5  9.0  8.8  8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)                    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1

DATE               THU 11/06/25        FRI 11/07/25        SAT 11/08/25        SUN 11/09/25        MON 11/10/25
TIME (LT)          11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10    5    5    5   10    5   10   15   10   10    5   10   15   15   10   10   20
TEMPERATURE        48   45   33   27   45   43   33   29   45   42   28   23   40   38   27   25   45   40
MIN/MAX TEMP            51        27        49        29        49        22        44        24        48
WIND CHILL              38   27             37   26   22                                      19
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SE   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         17   18    6    5    8   10    9    8    6    5    4    4    6    4    4    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)    31   32   19   17             25   25                                      17
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.1  9.4  8.9  8.3  8.8  9.5  9.1  8.8  9.2  9.4  8.2  7.5  8.3  8.9  8.6  8.3  9.2  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     1    2    2    2    1   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...

DATE                    TUESDAY 11/04/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/05/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                       SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)                   45   10    5    5    5    5    0    5    5   10   10   15   15   10
TEMPERATURE                       45   40   36   34   33   33   37   47   47   39   34   33   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  31                  48                  30
WIND CHILL                        39   33   28   26   26   25   31             33   26   23   21   19
WIND DIR                           W    W    W    W    W   NW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        13   11   11    9    9    9    6    6   10    8   11   13   17   18
WIND GUST (MPH)                   25                                                     25   31   33
PRECIP PROB (%)                    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
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                10.4 10.2  9.7  9.3  9.2  9.0  9.5 10.2 10.2  9.8  9.5  9.0  8.8  8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)                    1    2    2    1    1    2    2    2    2    3    3    2    2    2

DATE               THU 11/06/25        FRI 11/07/25        SAT 11/08/25        SUN 11/09/25        MON 11/10/25
TIME (LT)          11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10    5    5   10   10   10   10   15   10   10    5   10   15   15   10   10   20
TEMPERATURE        41   38   30   26   38   36   30   27   38   35   25   21   34   31   25   23   37   33
MIN/MAX TEMP            43        26        41        27        41        21        37        23        40
WIND CHILL         32   27   20   16   31   27   19   16   32   29   16   11   27   25   15   13   31   26
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    S   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         19   21   10   10   10   13   13   13    9    6    9    9    8    5    9   10    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)    33   33                       25   27
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  9.4  8.9  8.3  8.8  9.4  9.1  8.8  9.2  9.4  8.2  7.6  8.3  8.9  8.6  8.3  9.2  9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     2    3    4    4    3   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