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
230 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW SC BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 30 30 20 50 65 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 53 41 37 34 32 41 52 55 53 43 39 36 35 46 57 61 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 56 34 61
WIND CHILL 31 28 26
WIND DIR W NE E N N NW N SW S S SW SW W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 12 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 3 4 4 3 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 11.6 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.5 10.9 11.7 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.6 12.1 12.2 12.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
DATE FRI 09/26/25 SAT 09/27/25 SUN 09/28/25 MON 09/29/25 TUE 09/30/25
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 50 50 55 70 80 85 80 80 90 80 85 80 75 70 75 60 60 25
TEMPERATURE 42 38 60 59 44 40 61 56 44 40 55 50 42 39 53 52 42 38 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 63 40 62 40 55 39 55 38 58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S W NW NW NE NE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 3 5 6 8 8 6 8 9 8 8 10 10 8 6 9 9 8 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 5 0 5 20 30 30 30 60 30 20 10 40 10 5 5 20 5
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) 12.1 11.9 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.4 12.9 12.7 12.7 13.0 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.7 12.9 12.6 12.3 12.6 12.8
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 WEDNESDAY 09/24/25 THURSDAY 09/25/25
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 SC FW SC FW BK BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 25 25 20 55 70 20 20 10 10 10 10 25 25 20
TEMPERATURE 46 38 34 32 31 37 46 49 46 39 36 34 33 40 50 54 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 49 33 54
WIND CHILL 39 32 28 26 24
WIND DIR W N E N NW N NW SW S S SW W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 14 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.7 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.5 11.0 11.8 12.0 12.1 11.9 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.6 12.1 12.2 12.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
DATE FRI 09/26/25 SAT 09/27/25 SUN 09/28/25 MON 09/29/25 TUE 09/30/25
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 SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 50 50 55 75 80 85 80 80 90 85 85 80 75 70 75 65 65 25
TEMPERATURE 39 37 52 51 42 39 54 48 41 38 48 43 39 37 46 44 39 37 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 55 38 55 38 48 37 48 37 51
WIND CHILL 31 36 32 35 31 36 33 31 32 29
WIND DIR SW W W NW NE NE SE SE SE S SW S S SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 8 8 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 10 5 0 5 20 30 30 30 60 30 20 10 40 10 5 5 20 5
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) 12.1 11.9 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.4 12.9 12.7 12.7 13.0 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.7 12.9 12.6 12.4 12.6 12.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 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