805  
FWUS45 KABQ 072206  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
405 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 05/08/25 FRIDAY 05/09/25  
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 65 60 75 85 80 75 30 30 15 15 30 30 65 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 38 32 30 29 29 37 42 43 44 36 32 31 30 46 55 56 54  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 45 29 56  
WIND CHILL 32 38  
WIND DIR E SE S W W W W NW NE E NE N N N N E E  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 6 9 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 5 20 70 70 10 10 0 0 0 0 50 50 20  
PRECIP TYPE T S S R R T S T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.8 10.3 10.4 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.5 11.0 11.2 11.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 8 8 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1  
 
DATE SAT 05/10/25 SUN 05/11/25 MON 05/12/25 TUE 05/13/25 WED 05/14/25  
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 BK BK OV OV SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 70 70 40 25 50 65 55 45 45 40 30 20 35 35 40 35 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 38 33 56 52 38 34 58 56 41 36 62 61 43 34 57 57 42 34 52 51  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 57 33 61 35 64 34 61 34 54  
WIND CHILL 35 29 36 25 33 22  
WIND DIR SE NW S SE S SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 8 5 5 9 10 8 9 17 19 16 14 20 23 21 20 23 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 31 36 39 40 40 40 40  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 50 20 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.10  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 10.6 11.1 11.3 11.1 10.8 11.5 11.9 11.6 11.1 11.5 11.8 11.0 9.7 10.4 10.7 9.7 8.7 9.2 9.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 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 THURSDAY 05/08/25 FRIDAY 05/09/25  
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 70 70 65 75 85 85 80 35 35 15 15 35 35 70 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 31 27 26 26 26 31 34 36 36 31 28 28 27 39 46 47 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 38 26 47  
WIND CHILL 23 19 19 17 19 25 28 28 22 18 19 39  
WIND DIR E SE SW W W W W NW NE E E NW N N N NE E  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 6 6 6 5 9 8 10 9 4 4 6 9 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 10 10 20 70 70 20 20 0 0 0 0 50 50 20  
PRECIP TYPE T S S S S T S T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.8 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.6 11.0 11.2 11.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 4 4 3  
 
DATE SAT 05/10/25 SUN 05/11/25 MON 05/12/25 TUE 05/13/25 WED 05/14/25  
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 BK BK OV OV SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 75 75 45 30 50 65 60 45 45 45 35 20 35 35 45 35 35 25  
TEMPERATURE 33 30 47 44 34 31 48 47 36 33 52 52 39 32 48 48 37 30 42 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 48 31 52 33 54 32 51 30 45  
WIND CHILL 24 38 27 23 28 24 29 20 24 15 32 33  
WIND DIR SE NW S SE S SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 9 8 9 11 12 12 13 19 21 19 19 24 26 26 25 27 28  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 31 32 39 40 41 40 41 43  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 60 20 0 0 10 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.12  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 10.6 11.1 11.3 11.1 10.8 11.5 11.9 11.6 11.1 11.5 11.8 11.0 9.7 10.4 10.8 9.7 8.7 9.2 9.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 3 MM MM MM MM 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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