Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 200829
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT WED AUG 20 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW CL BK OV SC SC FW FW FW CL BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 65 85 45 30 20 15 15 5 60 60 35 35 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 47 58 69 67 65 56 52 49 48 59 71 72 69 58 53 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 47 73 47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE N S E SE SE SE W W W N E E SE SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 8 6 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 40 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 14.1 14.1 15.0 15.6 15.3 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.6 15.2 15.5 15.4 15.0 14.7 14.8 14.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 08/22/25 SAT 08/23/25 SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK SC OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 65 35 90 80 80 55 85 85 80 55 85 75 65 50 90 80
TEMPERATURE 71 69 54 48 68 58 51 47 64 58 50 47 59 57 50 46 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 48 69 47 66 46 62 46 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N SE E N W SE S SW W SE SE SW W SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 4 5 5 4 3 6 5 4 4 8 6 4 4 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 10 5 80 70 20 10 80 80 30 20 80 60 20 20 70 60
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R T R R R R R R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.14
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.5 15.4 14.9 15.2 15.5 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.4 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.0 14.7 14.4 14.6 14.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER FW FW BK OV SC SC FW FW FW CL BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 65 90 45 35 20 15 15 5 60 60 40 40 25 25 10
TEMPERATURE 46 53 61 60 57 52 49 48 47 54 65 65 62 54 50 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 47 66 46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE N S E E SE SE W W W NW E E E SE E NE
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 40 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 30 30 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 14.1 14.1 15.1 15.6 15.3 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.6 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.0 14.7 14.8 14.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 08/22/25 SAT 08/23/25 SUN 08/24/25 MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK SC OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 65 40 90 80 85 55 90 85 85 60 85 75 65 50 90 80
TEMPERATURE 63 61 51 47 61 51 48 46 58 52 47 45 53 50 47 45 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 47 62 45 60 44 55 44 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NW SE E NE W SE S W W SE SE W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 9 6 5 8 6 8 5 8 8 9 8 8 8 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 10 10 80 70 20 10 80 80 40 20 80 60 20 20 70 60
PRECIP TYPE T T T R R T R R R T T R R T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.15
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 15.5 15.3 14.9 15.2 15.5 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.4 15.1 14.7 14.9 15.1 14.7 14.4 14.6 14.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 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