Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 150535
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1035 PM MST FRI NOV 14 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 11/15/25 SUNDAY 11/16/25
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 SC SC BK SC FW FW SC BK BK SC FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 55 30 15 10 30 60 60 35 15 10 30 30 65
TEMPERATURE 37 36 34 39 56 59 46 38 33 32 29 35 51 53 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 60 29 54
WIND CHILL 31 26 22 29
WIND DIR W W W N S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 4 4 5 3 4 5 6 8 8 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 20 19 25 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
PRECIP TYPE 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) 9.7 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.7 11.1 10.6 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 10.0 11.1 11.1 10.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
DATE MON 11/17/25 TUE 11/18/25 WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25
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 OV OV SC SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 40 35 70 70 75 65 80 75 75 75 80 75 75 75 65 60 70 60
TEMPERATURE 34 28 38 34 25 23 42 35 28 25 39 32 25 23 34 31 25 21 35 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 42 23 46 25 41 22 39 21 39
WIND CHILL 23 15 29 24 15 15 29 20 16 32 24 18 14 27 24 17 12 28 20
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 19 13 14 9 6 8 9 9 9 11 9 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 51 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 20 20 20 20 30 20 20 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.1 8.0 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.0 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.6 7.9 7.4 7.0 7.6 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 9 6 5 6 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 SATURDAY 11/15/25 SUNDAY 11/16/25
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 FW SC BK SC FW FW SC BK BK SC FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 55 30 10 10 30 60 60 40 15 10 30 30 65
TEMPERATURE 34 33 32 36 49 50 39 35 33 31 29 32 43 44 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 51 28 45
WIND CHILL 25 24 24 28 25 22 18 23 37 37 29
WIND DIR W W NW N S SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 8 5 6 5 8 9 11 13 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 23 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 9.7 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.7 11.1 10.6 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.7 10.0 11.1 11.1 10.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
DATE MON 11/17/25 TUE 11/18/25 WED 11/19/25 THU 11/20/25 FRI 11/21/25
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 OV OV SC SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 45 40 75 75 75 65 80 80 75 80 80 80 75 75 70 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 31 26 30 26 22 22 35 28 26 25 31 25 23 22 27 24 23 20 28 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 35 21 37 22 33 20 30 19 31
WIND CHILL 17 9 19 13 10 11 27 18 16 13 21 14 13 11 18 15 13 8 18 11
WIND DIR SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 24 28 16 17 12 11 10 10 12 13 13 11 10 11 8 8 10 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 49 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 30 20 20 20 30 20 20 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.1 8.0 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.0 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.6 7.9 7.4 7.0 7.6 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 7 7 8 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