289  
FWUS41 KGYX 210830  
AVGGYX  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
430 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
   
..PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 CL SC BK FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 60 20 20 35 65 80 80 85 80 80 75 80 80 75 70  
TEMPERATURE 9 15 19 20 19 18 19 19 22 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 23  
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 17 26 22  
WIND CHILL -10 0 4 5 4 1 2 1 6 9 9 9 8 10 8 5 4  
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W NW SW W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 20 14 16 17 18 23 24 25 23 20 23 21 24 18 19 25 36  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 30 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.04  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 17 17 16 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 8  
 
   
..FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 CL SC BK FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 55 25 25 40 70 80 85 90 85 80 75 80 85 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 20 27 32 33 28 26 26 27 30 33 34 34 32 31 32 32 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 25 36 30  
WIND CHILL 9 17 24 24 18 15 14 16 20 25 26 27 24 24 26 24 26  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W S SW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 12 10 11 9 10 6 6 9 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 30 30 30 20 10 20 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 16 13 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 10  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 7 8 7 7 8 10 11 12 14 14 14 12 12 10  
 
   
..TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 CL SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 45 25 15 30 60 80 80 80 75 75 75 75 75 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 20 27 32 34 28 26 26 26 29 33 34 34 33 32 32 32 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 24 35 30  
WIND CHILL 9 19 25 27 19 15 15 15 19 24 26 26 25 26 26 24 25  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SW W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 8 9 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 6 6 9 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 30 30 30 40 30 20 30 40 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2  
6 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 16 15 14 15 15 13 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10  
 
   
..CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 CL SC BK SC FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 65 30 20 35 65 80 85 90 85 80 80 80 85 80 75  
TEMPERATURE 20 29 35 37 31 28 28 29 32 36 37 38 36 34 34 34 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 27 39 32  
WIND CHILL 23 25 22 22 23 26 30 31 29  
WIND DIR NW W NW W S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 3 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 30 30 30 30 20 30 30 30  
PRECIP TYPE S R R R S S S R S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 14 11 10 12 12 11 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 9  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 7 9 10 8 8 9 11 12 14 16 16 16 14 14 11  
 
   
..KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 CL SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 40 20 25 35 65 75 80 85 80 80 80 80 80 60 55  
TEMPERATURE 21 30 36 37 31 28 28 28 31 34 35 35 35 34 33 33 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 26 37 32  
WIND CHILL 13 23 30 31 24 22 22 21 24 28 29 29  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 5 3 3 5 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R S S S R S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.6 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 13 10 10 13 14 12 10 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 8  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 7 10 10 7 7 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 14 14 12  
 
   
..MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 CL SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 50 20 20 40 65 80 80 85 85 80 80 85 80 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 19 26 32 33 30 27 26 26 29 30 31 33 33 32 32 32 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 24 33 31  
WIND CHILL 8 17 23 24 21 18 17 16 20 22 22 26 25 24 24 23 24  
WIND DIR NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 11 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 8 9 9 9 11 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 15 12 11 14 15 13 11 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 9  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 8 9 7 6 7 9 11 12 14 14 14 12 12 11  
 
   
..CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 FW SC BK FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 60 20 25 40 65 80 85 85 85 80 75 80 85 80 70  
TEMPERATURE 19 26 31 34 30 28 28 28 31 32 33 35 33 33 32 32 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 27 37 31  
WIND CHILL 8 16 22 26 20 18 17 17 22 24 24 28 25 25 24 24 25  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W S SW W NW  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 10 10 11 9 9 9 9 10 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 30 30 30 20 10 20 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.2 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 16 13 12 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 10  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 14 14 12 12 10  
 
   
..BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 CL SC BK SC FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 55 35 20 25 65 75 75 80 85 80 75 75 75 60 60  
TEMPERATURE 23 31 37 39 33 30 29 29 32 36 37 38 36 36 35 35 38  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 27 39 33  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W S N SW S S S S S S S S S SW W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 2 3 0 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 30 30 30 20 20 30 30 30  
PRECIP TYPE S R R R S S R R R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 13 10 10 12 12 11 10 8 6 6 5 6 6 7 8  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 7 10 10 8 8 9 10 12 16 16 20 16 16 14 12  
 
   
..MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26  
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 FW SC SC FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 50 25 40 40 80 85 90 85 85 80 80 85 85 75 70  
TEMPERATURE 22 27 31 33 28 26 27 27 30 31 31 32 32 31 31 31 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 25 33 30  
WIND CHILL 13 19 22 25 19 16 17 17 22 23 23 26 26 23 23 23 26  
WIND DIR NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SE S NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
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 0.1 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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.0 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 15 12 11 13 13 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 10  
SNOW DENSITY (%) 5 6 6 8 9 7 7 9 10 11 12 14 14 14 12 12 10  
 

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