589  
FWUS45 KABQ 290606  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1106 PM MST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE MONDAY 12/29/25 TUESDAY 12/30/25  
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 FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 17 15 16 29 31 25 19 19 19 18 21 38 42 31  
MIN/MAX TEMP 13 31 17 42  
WIND CHILL 10 9 10 25 15  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 3  
WIND GUST (MPH) 16  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.4 3.7 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.1 6.3 7.1 6.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 15 13 13 13 13 11 11 8 8 4 4 3  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26  
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 35 45 65 75 75 75 80 75 55 35 40 35 20 20 30 30 40 45  
TEMPERATURE 22 23 42 37 30 29 39 36 33 30 35 34 29 26 39 36 29 26 38 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 45 26 40 29 38 24 42 25 40  
WIND CHILL 22 33 28 24 20 27 26 21 17 33 29 21 17 31 27  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 13 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 25 25 36 41 25 25 27 31 20 28 31 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.4 7.6 8.0 7.6 7.2 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 6 7 7 6 7  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE MONDAY 12/29/25 TUESDAY 12/30/25  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 14 13 14 22 23 19 16 16 17 16 20 31 34 25  
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 24 15 35  
WIND CHILL 1 0 2 14 16 11 7 6 6 5 10 28 18  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 5 6 5 6 8 8 9 9 5 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.3 6.5 7.1 6.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 16 14 14 14 14 12 12 9 9 6 6 5  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26  
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 30 40 45 65 80 75 80 80 80 60 40 45 35 20 20 30 30 40 45  
TEMPERATURE 21 21 34 30 26 27 31 29 29 27 28 28 26 24 32 30 26 24 31 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 37 24 32 26 30 22 34 23 32  
WIND CHILL 11 11 28 23 17 15 22 18 16 13 16 17 14 11 22 19 13 11 21 18  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 6 9 13 11 14 18 21 14 14 14 16 12 12 16 16 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 35 40 27 27 31 28 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.4 7.6 8.0 7.6 7.2 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 3 3 4 5 6 8 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 8 9 9 8 9  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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