189  
FWUS41 KGYX 162030  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 80 85 80 75 50 35 45 25 15 5 0 10 15 10 5  
TEMPERATURE 44 33 27 24 21 18 19 17 16 16 17 18 18 25 29 29 29  
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 21 13 30  
WIND CHILL 30 13 4 0 -3 -7 -4 -7 -10 -9 -4 -1 -2 11 18 19 17  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 71 78 77 72 65 56 50 51 57 52 36 27 31 19 14 12 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 89 98 96 90 82  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 40 40 40 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R Z S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 5.2 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 2.5 3.2 3.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 2 6 13 16 16 17 17 16 16 14 10 7 5 4 3 2  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 50 16 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 10 14 20 25 33 50  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 85 85 90 50 50 40 25 15 5 0 15 15 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 49 38 33 31 28 27 29 27 25 24 23 22 24 34 39 39 30  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 29 18 40  
WIND CHILL 25 18 16 12 11 14 12 10 13 14 15 13 27 33 22  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 39 34 33 31 29 27 26 26 24 11 8 5 11 9 8 5 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 54 52 49 48 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 40 40 40 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S Z S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 4.7 2.7 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 2 7 13 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 7 5 3 2 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 50 14 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 20 33 50 100  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 65 80 75 55 40 25 25 15 5 0 0 10 10 5 0  
TEMPERATURE 50 38 33 30 28 30 31 29 26 25 24 23 25 38 43 42 30  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 31 19 43  
WIND CHILL 25 18 14 12 16 17 15 11 12 12 12 15 24  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 35 35 34 32 29 26 26 25 25 16 12 10 10 6 4 4 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 56 56 54 50 48  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 30 40 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 6.0 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 2.6 3.3 3.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 5 11 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 10 7 4 4 3 2  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 20 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 25 25 33 50  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 85 85 85 65 55 45 25 15 5 0 15 15 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 53 42 36 34 32 31 32 31 27 26 25 25 26 39 44 43 28  
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 32 20 44  
WIND CHILL 32 24 22 20 18 20 19 15 15 16 18 20  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 21 24 24 23 20 20 20 18 14 11 8 5 4 4 4 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH) 41  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 40 40 40 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 4.9 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 2 5 11 14 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 7 5 4 2 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 50 20 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 20 25 50 100  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV OV OV SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 60 70 80 75 70 45 30 35 15 5 5 0 5 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 52 41 36 34 31 32 32 30 26 25 24 24 25 39 44 42 29  
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 32 21 44  
WIND CHILL 31 24 22 19 20 20 18 14 16 16 17 18  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 25 24 23 20 18 19 19 18 13 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 30 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 6.7 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.6 3.2 3.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 4 10 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 9 6 4 3 2 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 25 10 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 11 16 25 33 50 100  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK OV OV OV OV SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 65 70 80 75 75 45 35 35 10 5 5 0 5 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 49 38 33 31 29 28 29 28 24 24 23 23 24 35 41 40 31  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 30 19 41  
WIND CHILL 24 18 16 14 13 15 13 8 10 11 13 14 25  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 39 37 36 33 29 27 25 25 25 17 12 9 9 5 5 4 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 58 57 52 48 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 30 30 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S Z S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9 6.1 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.5 3.2 3.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 4 10 15 16 16 16 15 15 13 9 6 4 3 2 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 100 25 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 11 16 25 33 50 100  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 85 85 90 50 50 40 25 15 5 0 10 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 49 38 34 32 29 27 29 28 26 25 24 24 26 34 39 40 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 30 19 41  
WIND CHILL 25 19 17 14 11 14 13 11 14 14 16 17 28 24  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N W W SW S  
WIND (MPH) 39 35 35 32 29 27 26 26 25 12 9 6 9 6 5 4 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 61 56 56 50 48 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 40 40 40 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 4.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 2 8 13 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 10 7 5 3 2 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 50 12 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 14 20 33 50 100  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV SC BK OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 35 50 75 60 30 30 15 15 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 0  
TEMPERATURE 53 44 39 36 34 34 36 34 29 28 26 26 27 40 45 44 31  
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 36 22 45  
WIND CHILL 36 29 26 24 25 27 25 21 20 18 20  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW S SW  
WIND (MPH) 11 19 19 18 14 13 13 12 8 8 6 4 4 2 3 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 36 31 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 20 20 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.0 7.5 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.4 3.0 3.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 2 7 12 14 15 15 15 14 12 10 8 5 3 3 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 50 14 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 20 33 33 100  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
 
 
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26  
TIME (LT) 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 80 85 85 90 45 45 30 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 49 39 35 32 30 27 29 28 25 23 22 23 25 34 39 39 32  
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 30 20 39  
WIND CHILL 27 21 18 15 12 15 14 10 12 13 16 17 26  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N W W SW SE  
WIND (MPH) 36 32 32 29 27 25 24 23 21 11 8 5 6 5 4 3 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 30 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 4.9 2.7 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.6 3.1 3.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 2 7 12 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 6 4 3 2 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 50 14 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 10 16 25 33 50 100  
 

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