249  
FWUS41 KGYX 232031  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK OV SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 35 55 50 50 45 50 75 35 20 20 15 20 15 55 65  
TEMPERATURE 20 18 16 16 17 19 22 23 20 19 17 16 21 27 32 33 28  
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 24 16 35  
WIND CHILL -3 -5 -5 -5 -4 -1 4 6 1 1 0 0 5 14 21 22 15  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E NE E  
WIND (MPH) 50 44 33 32 35 35 31 28 29 26 20 17 21 18 16 16 18  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 3.6 3.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 16 16 18 16 14 13 13 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 7  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 7 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 14  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 SC SC BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 50 65 70 50 40 50 40 25 15 15 15 25 30 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 32 27 24 24 25 31 35 35 30 28 25 23 30 39 44 45 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 36 23 46  
WIND CHILL 18 13 11 10 11 18 23 24 19 17 16 15 22  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E NE E  
WIND (MPH) 27 23 16 17 19 20 21 19 16 13 9 6 8 6 5 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 3.6 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 13 14 15 16 15 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 8 6 6 5  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 7 7 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 12 16 16 20  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 30 35 30 35 35 45 50 30 15 15 10 15 10 50 60  
TEMPERATURE 31 28 25 23 26 31 35 36 31 29 25 24 29 38 44 45 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 37 23 46  
WIND CHILL 17 14 12 10 12 18 24 26 20 19 16 15 21  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 27 21 16 16 19 21 19 18 17 12 9 8 8 6 6 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 3.5 3.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 13 14 15 17 15 13 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 6 6 6  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 8 7 7 6 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 11 16 16 16  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 50 55 70 55 45 55 60 35 20 15 15 25 20 60 70  
TEMPERATURE 35 31 28 27 28 34 38 39 34 30 27 25 31 42 47 48 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 40 25 49  
WIND CHILL 26 22 19 17 17 24 29 31 27 23 20 18 25  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E SE  
WIND (MPH) 13 10 9 10 12 16 16 13 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 3.6 3.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 12 13 15 16 13 10 9 10 11 12 12 10 7 5 4 4  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 12 8 7 6 6 7 10 11 10 9 8 8 10 14 20 25 25  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 15 20 20 20 25 20 20 10 10 15 20 15 50 70  
TEMPERATURE 36 31 28 27 29 36 40 40 34 30 28 26 31 41 46 47 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 42 26 48  
WIND CHILL 26 22 19 18 19 26 32 32 26 23 22 20 25  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 17 11 10 9 12 16 16 14 10 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.9 3.0 3.6 3.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 10 13 14 16 12 9 8 9 11 11 11 10 8 6 5 5  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 10 7 7 6 8 11 12 11 9 9 9 10 12 16 20 20  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 20 30 25 20 30 15 20 10 10 15 20 20 55 70  
TEMPERATURE 32 29 26 24 27 32 36 36 31 28 26 24 30 38 42 44 39  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 38 24 44  
WIND CHILL 18 16 13 11 14 20 25 26 20 17 17 15 22 33  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 26 19 16 16 18 20 19 17 14 12 9 8 9 6 5 6 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.9 3.0 3.6 3.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 11 13 15 17 13 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 8 7 6 6  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 9 7 6 5 7 10 11 10 9 9 9 10 12 14 16 16  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 SC SC SC BK BK SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 45 65 70 50 35 50 30 25 15 15 15 25 25 55 60  
TEMPERATURE 33 29 26 25 26 30 35 36 31 28 26 24 30 39 43 46 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 38 24 47  
WIND CHILL 19 16 13 12 12 17 24 25 20 17 16 16 22  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 27 21 17 16 19 21 20 19 16 13 10 6 8 6 5 8 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 3.6 3.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 14 15 16 14 11 10 11 11 12 11 10 8 6 6 6  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 10 8 7 6 6 7 9 10 9 9 8 9 10 12 16 16 16  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 10 15 20 35 35 35 20 10 10 10 20 15 40 55  
TEMPERATURE 37 33 31 29 32 39 41 41 36 34 31 29 34 43 48 49 43  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 43 28 50  
WIND CHILL 30 26 24 20 24 32 35 35  
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N E E E SE  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 9 10 11 10 9 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.9 3.4 3.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 9 12 14 14 10 8 7 8 10 10 11 10 7 5 4 4  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 14 11 8 7 7 10 12 14 12 10 10 9 10 14 20 25 25  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26  
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 SC FW SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 35 60 65 35 30 35 15 20 15 20 25 25 25 50 65  
TEMPERATURE 33 28 25 24 26 31 35 35 31 28 25 23 29 38 41 43 38  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 36 23 43  
WIND CHILL 20 15 12 10 13 19 24 24 20 17 16 16 22 32  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E E E SE S SE  
WIND (MPH) 26 19 16 17 18 19 20 19 16 13 8 5 6 5 5 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
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  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.0 3.5 3.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 12 14 15 16 13 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 8 6 6 6  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 11 8 7 6 6 7 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 12 16 16 16  
 

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