Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 222029
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 OV OV BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 85 75 65 55 35 75 90 85 85 85 85 50 50 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 69 59 54 50 48 57 65 62 56 52 50 48 47 54 64 65 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 46 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE N E E S W S SE SE SE SE SW SW SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 5 4 3 5 9 5 5 4 3 3 4 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 5 0 20 60 90 70 70 20 20 5 5 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.23 0.01 0.00 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.5 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.8 15.1 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25 WED 08/27/25 THU 08/28/25 FRI 08/29/25
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV BK OV BK SC SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 100 90 85 75 95 90 85 70 90 75 75 65 80 60 50 45 70 60
TEMPERATURE 50 47 61 56 50 47 58 55 49 46 59 56 50 47 59 58 49 45 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 63 46 61 46 61 46 62 44 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W S E W SW S S W W SW W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 5 4 3 5 8 4 4 6 9 3 4 6 8 3 3 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 100 90 60 30 100 90 50 20 90 60 30 20 70 40 10 10 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R T R R R R R R R T T T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.44
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.9 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.7 14.9 14.4 14.0 14.0 14.3
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 SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
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 OV OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 85 75 70 60 35 75 90 80 90 85 85 50 50 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 62 55 51 48 47 52 59 56 50 47 47 46 45 48 57 59 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 60 44 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE NE E SE SW W W SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 9 9 5 6 9 6 9 8 6 8 8 9 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 5 0 20 60 90 70 70 20 20 5 5 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.22 0.02 0.00 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.5 15.5 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.5 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.8 15.1 15.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE MON 08/25/25 TUE 08/26/25 WED 08/27/25 THU 08/28/25 FRI 08/29/25
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK SC OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 100 90 85 75 95 90 85 70 90 75 75 65 80 60 50 45 70 60
TEMPERATURE 47 45 55 50 47 44 52 48 46 45 52 49 47 45 52 52 46 43 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 56 44 54 44 54 44 55 43 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W W SW E NW W SW SW W W SW W W W W W NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 5 9 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 5 9 9 8 6 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 100 90 60 30 100 90 50 20 90 60 30 20 70 40 10 10 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R T R R R R R R R T T T R
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.46
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.1 14.8 15.1 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.1 14.9 14.7 14.9 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.7 14.9 14.4 14.0 14.0 14.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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