177  
FWUS45 KABQ 301737  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1037 AM MST TUE DEC 30 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 12/30/25 WEDNESDAY 12/31/25  
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 15 20 20 25 20 30 35 45 60 70 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 40 43 36 30 28 26 25 28 43 45 37 32 31 31 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 24 45 28  
WIND CHILL 25 23  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 5 5 6 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 23 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE  
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) 7.3 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.4 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.3 8.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 4  
 
DATE THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26 MON 01/05/26  
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 OV BK OV OV SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 80 80 45 25 35 25 10 25 40 15 5 15 40 35 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 37 36 33 31 36 35 28 26 41 38 31 27 40 36 28 25 37 34  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 30 39 24 44 25 42 23 40  
WIND CHILL 28 26 23 20 28 29 22 18 23 18 34 29 19 15 31 27  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 16 18 13 14 11 8 6 6 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 35 41 44 24 20 24 25 25 31 23 28 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.8 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.6 6.9 7.2 7.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 8 8 7 5 5 4 2 3 4 5 4 5 7 7 6 7  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 12/30/25 WEDNESDAY 12/31/25  
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 15 20 20 30 25 35 40 50 60 70 70 75  
TEMPERATURE 34 36 30 27 26 25 25 26 36 37 31 29 29 28 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 24 38 26  
WIND CHILL 27 29 24 19 17 16 15 17 30 31 24 20 19 17 16  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 6 9 10 12 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE  
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) 7.4 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.5 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.3 8.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 6  
 
DATE THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26 MON 01/05/26  
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 85 85 55 35 40 25 15 25 45 15 5 15 45 40 40 30  
TEMPERATURE 30 30 29 28 28 29 25 23 34 31 27 25 33 30 25 23 30 28  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 27 31 22 37 23 35 21 32  
WIND CHILL 17 17 15 13 17 19 15 11 27 23 16 12 23 19 12 9 21 17  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 20 20 21 23 14 12 11 12 9 10 13 16 13 13 16 17 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 40 43 24 25 25 31 28 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.2 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.8 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.2 7.7 7.9 8.0 7.6 6.9 7.2 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 5 6 7 6 7 9 9 8 9  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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