045  
FWUS45 KABQ 191736  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1036 AM MST WED NOV 19 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25  
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 OV SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 40 50 70 85 90 85 90 90 90 85 80 80 60  
TEMPERATURE 38 40 36 30 29 30 30 31 36 36 32 29 29 27 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 28 37 24  
WIND CHILL 34 22 19 17  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SW W SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 6 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 30 50 40 70 70 70 50 50 20 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.17 0.14 0.06  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.6 0.8  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.2 9.3 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.2 7.7 7.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11  
 
DATE FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25  
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 SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 50 40 30 40 40 55 60 50 50 45 20 5 10 10 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 36 32 26 24 40 36 28 25 35 32 27 23 35 32 24 22 37 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 23 42 24 38 22 37 21 39  
WIND CHILL 19 16 18 14 26  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W NE NE NE N N N NW W SW W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 6 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19 20  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 5 5 20 40 40 30 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.4 8.0 7.5 8.1 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.6 8.0 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.7 8.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 7 7 7 4 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/19/25 THURSDAY 11/20/25  
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 OV BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 40 50 70 85 90 85 90 90 90 85 85 85 65  
TEMPERATURE 31 32 29 27 27 28 27 26 29 29 26 25 25 24 23  
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 25 30 22  
WIND CHILL 23 24 22 18 17 19 18 19 23 22 18 16 15 14 11  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SE SW W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 6 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 8 10 10 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 30 50 40 70 70 70 50 50 30 30 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.21 0.17 0.07  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.9 2.4 1.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 9.8 9.6 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.2 7.7 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13  
 
DATE FRI 11/21/25 SAT 11/22/25 SUN 11/23/25 MON 11/24/25 TUE 11/25/25  
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 SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 55 40 30 40 40 55 60 55 55 45 25 10 10 10 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 29 25 24 22 33 29 25 24 29 25 25 22 29 25 22 20 30 25  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 21 34 22 31 21 30 19 32  
WIND CHILL 22 18 15 13 27 23 15 12 22 18 15 10 21 17 11 8 23 16  
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W N NE N N NW NW W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 8 5 5 10 12 6 5 10 12 6 6 9 11 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 5 5 20 40 40 30 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.4 8.0 7.5 8.1 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.6 8.0 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.7 8.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 9 9 9 7 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  
 
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