Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 212030
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 25 20 35 90 90 70 75 75 80 85 75 80 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 47 44 43 42 44 46 47 46 45 46 47 46 47 48 50 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 49 45 50
WIND CHILL 38 36 33 36 39 39 39
WIND DIR N E E E SE E SE E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 12 14 18 17 16 12 12 12 13 16 16 18 13 17 21 25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 20 20 10 40 50 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05
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) 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 9.2 10.2 10.6 10.7 11.2 11.2 11.8 12.0 11.6 12.0 11.4 11.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 15 25 70 75 60 60 60 65 65 70 65 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 57 53 51 50 54 60 61 60 55 55 55 54 55 60 63 63 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 64 53 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N E SE E SE E E E SE SE S S SE SE S SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 8 8 6 6 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 10 10 20 5 30 50 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05
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) 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.2 9.9 10.4 10.4 11.0 11.2 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.8 11.4 11.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 20 20 35 90 90 75 80 80 80 80 80 75 80 80 75
TEMPERATURE 57 55 53 52 55 60 61 60 56 56 56 55 56 60 63 63 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 63 54 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N E SE E SE E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 4 5 8 9 10 8 9 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 20 20 10 40 50 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05
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) 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.5 9.3 10.2 10.6 10.7 11.3 11.3 11.8 12.1 11.6 12.0 11.5 11.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 20 20 30 85 80 65 60 60 75 75 80 75 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 61 56 53 52 57 64 64 63 58 57 57 56 58 64 67 66 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 66 55 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 5 9 10 9 8 6 4 4 5 6 9 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 20 20 10 30 50 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
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) 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.3 10.0 10.4 10.6 11.2 11.2 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.9 11.4 11.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 20 25 25 70 90 65 80 80 85 90 80 75 80 80 80
TEMPERATURE 60 56 54 53 56 62 63 62 57 57 56 55 57 62 64 65 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 65 54 65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE E E E E E E E E SE SE S E SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 1 3 4 5 5 8 8 9 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 30 20 20 10 40 50 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.08
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) 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.4 10.2 10.7 10.5 11.3 11.2 11.6 12.0 11.8 11.9 11.4 11.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...MOUNT OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 20 20 25 75 80 65 70 75 85 85 80 75 75 80 80
TEMPERATURE 58 54 52 51 54 57 58 57 54 55 55 54 55 57 59 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 60 53 60
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N E E E E E E E E SE SE S E SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 5 8 9 9 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 6 5 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 40 50 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.08
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) 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.9 9.3 10.1 10.8 10.4 11.2 11.2 11.6 12.0 11.8 11.9 11.4 11.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 5 10 25 70 70 60 50 55 65 65 70 65 65 75 75
TEMPERATURE 56 54 52 52 55 59 61 59 56 56 56 55 56 58 62 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 65 54 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N E E E SE E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 9 9 8 9 8 6 9 9 6 6 9 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 10 5 20 5 20 40 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05
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) 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.1 9.9 10.4 10.4 11.0 11.1 11.5 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.4 11.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...BALDFACE MOUNTAIN (3547 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 25 25 45 75 95 80 75 90 90 90 95 90 80 85 80
TEMPERATURE 63 59 57 57 58 63 64 63 59 60 60 59 59 62 66 66 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 66 58 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE N NE E SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 50 20 20 20 50 60 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05
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) 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.6 9.4 10.4 10.7 10.9 11.5 11.3 11.7 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.5 11.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 OV OV BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 15 20 25 80 80 60 60 65 85 65 80 70 70 80 75
TEMPERATURE 57 53 52 51 54 58 59 58 55 55 55 54 55 58 60 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 61 53 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR N E SE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 6 6 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 5 0 5 5 30 50 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.08
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) 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.6 9.1 10.0 10.5 10.3 10.9 11.0 11.6 11.8 12.1 11.8 11.4 10.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW DENSITY (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN