600
FWUS45 KABQ 300537
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 PM MST MON DEC 29 2025
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 12/30/25 WEDNESDAY 12/31/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 30 35 35 35 45
TEMPERATURE 20 20 19 22 39 42 34 28 25 24 22 26 42 44 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 42 21 45
WIND CHILL 13 16
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 17
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) 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.9 7.6 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.8 8.2 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1
DATE THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26 MON 01/05/26
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 BK OV OV BK OV OV BK FW SC SC FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 70 60 75 80 50 20 40 35 20 50 30 10 5 15 20 25 30 55
TEMPERATURE 29 31 38 36 32 30 36 35 28 25 40 37 29 25 39 35 27 23 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 40 29 39 24 43 24 42 22 39
WIND CHILL 24 30 26 22 20 29 27 22 18 31 20 16 33 29 19 14 30 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 11 14 12 12 10 10 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 8 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 25 24 31 36 40 23 23 24 27 31 19 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 20 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 8.1 9.2 9.5 9.1 8.7 8.7 8.9 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.3 6.8 6.9 7.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 4 4 6 8 8 6 6 6 5 3 4 5 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) 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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 30 35 40 40 45
TEMPERATURE 18 18 18 22 34 36 30 26 24 23 22 25 36 38 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 17 37 22 39
WIND CHILL 8 8 7 11 28 24 17 15 14 12 16 30 32 25
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 9 6 6 5 8 9 8 9 9 8 9 6
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) 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.9 7.0 7.7 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.9 8.2 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3
DATE THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26 MON 01/05/26
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 BK OV OV BK OV OV BK SC SC SC FW BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 75 70 80 85 55 25 40 35 25 55 30 15 5 15 20 25 35 55
TEMPERATURE 27 29 32 30 29 28 29 29 25 23 33 30 25 23 32 29 24 21 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 34 27 31 22 36 22 34 20 32
WIND CHILL 18 17 22 18 16 14 18 18 14 11 25 21 13 10 23 19 11 7 20 17
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 14 13 19 19 20 13 13 12 12 10 10 14 16 12 12 13 14 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 31 36 39 25 24 25 27 31 25 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 20 10 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 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) 7.6 8.0 9.1 9.5 9.1 8.7 8.7 8.9 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.4 6.9 7.0 7.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 6 6 8 10 10 9 8 8 6 5 6 7 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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