496  
FWUS41 KGYX 030830  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK SC FW FW BK BK OV BK SC SC SC BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 55 55 30 15 10 60 55 70 50 40 35 45 50 45 40  
TEMPERATURE 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 24 27 31 34 37 35 35 36 37 39  
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 22 37 35  
WIND CHILL 2 5 3 5 3 0 1 4 7 12 17 22 20 21 21 22 25  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 26 33 48 54 57 59 47 46 50 54 52 49 44 50 56 55 48  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 30 20 10 0 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.07 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 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) 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 3.1 4.1 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.7 7.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 20 25 33 50 50 100  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK SC FW FW OV SC OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 60 25 15 15 75 50 75 60 45 35 35 40 45 40  
TEMPERATURE 29 33 36 37 33 31 30 32 38 42 47 50 46 44 44 44 49  
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 30 50 43  
WIND CHILL 17 22 24 27 22 17 16 19 26 31 38 38 37 37  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 16 23 34 35 31 28 24 23 27 28 29 29 23 27 31 28 26  
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 56 49 46 44 46 48 48 44 49 46  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 20 20 10 0 0 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 3.3 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.9 7.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 11 10 9 9 9 7 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 9 10 11 11 11 14 20 25 25 33 50 50 100 100 100 100  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 45 40 25 15 10 40 50 60 50 40 35 40 45 35 35  
TEMPERATURE 31 35 38 38 34 33 31 32 38 44 48 50 47 45 44 44 51  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 50 42  
WIND CHILL 20 25 28 27 23 20 18 19 27 34 39 37 37  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 16 23 29 32 28 27 23 21 25 27 28 27 21 25 28 27 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 50 46 44 44 46 44 46 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 30 20 10 0 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.06 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) 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 3.1 4.2 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 6 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 16 25 25 33 50 50 100 100 100 100  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK SC FW FW BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 65 40 15 10 65 55 75 55 40 40 45 50 45 40  
TEMPERATURE 33 38 40 41 38 34 33 34 41 47 51 53 50 46 46 47 53  
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 53 45  
WIND CHILL 24 30 32 33 30 25 25 27 34  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW W W W SW SW S S  
WIND (MPH) 10 20 25 23 16 11 9 9 11 17 20 18 11 10 10 11 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 20 20 10 0 5 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.8 7.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 9 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 11 14 14 14 14 16 25 33 50 100 50 100 100 100 100 100  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 35 25 10 10 5 50 35 60 45 35 35 35 40 30 30  
TEMPERATURE 36 39 41 42 38 34 33 33 40 47 51 53 50 46 45 44 51  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 31 53 43  
WIND CHILL 28 32 32 34 30 24 23 24 32  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 18 27 26 19 16 13 12 13 17 21 20 12 13 16 14 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 10 0 0 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.9 3.1 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 7 6 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 12 14 16 14 16 20 25 33 33 50 50 100 100 100 100 100  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC FW FW FW BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 45 30 10 10 5 65 35 65 55 40 35 35 35 35 35  
TEMPERATURE 32 34 37 37 34 33 31 32 38 43 48 50 48 44 43 42 49  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 50 42  
WIND CHILL 21 25 26 27 23 20 18 20 27 33 39 37 35 35  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 21 33 34 29 27 21 20 23 26 31 28 20 21 25 23 20  
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 54 48 44 49 46  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.9 3.1 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 9 8 9 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 10 11 12 11 12 14 20 25 25 33 33 50 100 100 100 100  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK SC FW FW OV SC OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 60 30 15 25 70 45 75 60 45 35 35 40 40 40  
TEMPERATURE 28 30 35 38 34 33 31 33 38 42 47 50 48 45 45 45 50  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 30 51 43  
WIND CHILL 16 20 23 28 23 20 18 21 27 32 38 38 37 37  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 21 33 35 29 27 21 21 24 27 29 28 20 24 27 26 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 56 48 44 44 48 46 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 10 0 0 5 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0 3.5 4.2 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 11 9 9 9 9 7 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 9 11 11 11 11 14 20 25 25 33 50 50 100 100 100 100  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 30 25 10 10 5 20 40 50 45 35 35 35 45 35 30  
TEMPERATURE 37 40 44 44 40 38 36 35 42 50 54 56 52 48 47 47 54  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 34 56 46  
WIND CHILL 30 33 38 34 32 30  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW W W SW SW SW SW S  
WIND (MPH) 9 16 17 17 11 8 6 5 5 12 13 12 6 6 6 6 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 10 0 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 3.1 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.6 7.0  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 16 16 20 20 16 20 25 33 50 50 100 50 100 100 100 100 100  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 05/03/26 MONDAY 05/04/26  
TIME (LT) 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV BK OV BK FW FW SC OV SC OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 60 75 55 25 5 35 75 35 70 65 50 40 35 40 45 45  
TEMPERATURE 30 33 35 37 33 32 31 32 38 42 46 48 46 43 43 43 49  
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 30 48 42  
WIND CHILL 19 22 23 26 23 19 19 20 28 32 37 39 36 36 35  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 21 33 34 27 24 19 18 20 24 27 26 18 21 23 21 20  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 10  
PRECIP TYPE R R R  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 3.5 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 9 9 9 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 9 9 11 11 11 12 14 20 25 25 33 33 50 100 100 100 100  
 

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