270  
FWUS45 KABQ 030536  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1036 PM MST TUE DEC 2 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 85 90 90 90 90 95 80 75 70 75 45 45 30  
TEMPERATURE 19 18 17 18 23 23 20 17 14 12 12 12 20 23 18  
MIN/MAX TEMP 14 25 10 23  
WIND CHILL 10 11 9 10 14 14 11 5 3 3 3 2 9 13 8  
WIND DIR W W SW S S S S SE SE S W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 10 9 6 5 6 9 10 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 17 23 23 17 19 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 40 70 70 80 90 60 30 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.18 0.09 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 1.6 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.2 5.4 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.6 5.2 5.7 5.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 17 17 15  
 
DATE FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25  
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 30 25 25 25 15 25 25 20 5 5 10 25 25 20 15 15 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 12 9 23 20 13 12 25 23 18 15 28 24 18 16 30 27 19 16 32 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 8 27 9 28 14 31 15 34 15 36  
WIND CHILL 2 -1 16 4 -1 16 14 8 4 21 12 7 24 21 13 9 26 22  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W NW N NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 5 10 9 8 8 8 6 4 4 6 6 4 5 5 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 19 32 24 25 16 25 17 20  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.3 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.2 5.7 6.6 6.2 5.9 6.5 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.2 6.7 6.2 6.9 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 7 8 9 8 5 4  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 85 90 90 95 90 95 75 80 80 75 50 50 35  
TEMPERATURE 16 16 14 16 17 16 14 13 10 9 9 8 13 16 13  
MIN/MAX TEMP 12 19 7 17  
WIND CHILL 3 3 0 2 5 4 1 -4 -7 -6 -6 -7 -1 3 -1  
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 16 16 12 11 12 11 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 40 70 70 80 90 60 30 10 10 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.15 0.22 0.12 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.6 3.9 2.3 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.5 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.7 5.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 17 17 16  
 
DATE FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25  
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 30 25 25 30 20 25 30 25 10 10 15 25 30 25 20 20 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 10 7 17 14 10 9 18 17 15 13 21 17 15 14 23 20 16 14 25 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 6 19 7 21 12 24 14 26 13 28  
WIND CHILL -5 -9 6 4 -4 -8 5 4 1 -2 11 8 3 0 14 11 4 0 16 11  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 12 8 6 10 17 11 11 12 13 9 6 9 12 8 6 10 11 8 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 32 24 27 25 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.3 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.2 5.7 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.6 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.3 6.7 6.2 6.9 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 14 15 15 14 12 12 13 12 11 10 10 10 9 10 11 10 7 6  
 

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