797  
FWUS45 KABQ 291737  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1037 AM MST MON DEC 29 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE MONDAY 12/29/25 TUESDAY 12/30/25  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 30  
TEMPERATURE 29 31 25 20 19 19 18 21 39 42 35 28 27 25 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 17 43 23  
WIND CHILL 25 12 15  
WIND DIR NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 4  
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 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.6 6.9 7.2 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 13 10 10 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26  
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 65 75 75 70 75 75 50 30 40 45 30 35 40 20 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 42 36 30 30 38 36 33 32 36 35 28 27 40 37 30 27 40 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 27 39 30 39 25 43 25 42  
WIND CHILL 23 31 28 24 23 29 28 22 20 31 22 17 33 29  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 8 10 12 13 13 11 8 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 25 31 40 41 25 20 23 24 25 31 20  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.8 9.1 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.8 8.4 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.7 8.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 6  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE MONDAY 12/29/25 TUESDAY 12/30/25  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 15 35  
TEMPERATURE 22 24 19 16 16 17 16 19 32 35 29 25 24 23 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 15 36 22  
WIND CHILL 15 15 11 6 6 6 4 9 26 29 23 17 15 14 14  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 8 5 6 8 9 10 9 6 6 5 6 8 8 9  
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 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.8 7.0 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 14 14 12 12 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26  
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 65 75 75 75 80 75 55 35 40 45 30 40 40 20 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 35 30 27 27 31 29 29 29 29 29 25 25 33 31 27 25 33 29  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 25 31 27 32 23 35 23 34  
WIND CHILL 29 23 17 16 21 18 16 16 18 18 14 13 24 22 15 12 23 19  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 13 13 16 20 21 14 12 11 12 10 10 14 16 13 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 39 41 27 24 25 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 10 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.8 9.1 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.4 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.7 8.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 5 6 8 10 10 9 8 8 7 5 6 8 8 8 8  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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