Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 202030
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 60 70 75 75 90 95 95 95 90 90 80 70 75 80 45
TEMPERATURE 49 46 46 46 47 48 51 49 47 49 49 50 51 52 53 52 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 53 47 54
WIND CHILL 38 37 36 37 37 38 35 38 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 14 20 25 28 28 29 26 26 27 23 20 17 36 35 33 37 37
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 90 60 0 30 50 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.31 0.08 0.02 0.09
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) 9.0 9.3 8.7 8.5 8.7 9.1 11.3 12.6 12.4 13.1 12.4 11.6 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.3
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 TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 55 65 80 65 80 95 95 95 90 75 80 80 85 85 40
TEMPERATURE 60 55 54 53 55 61 64 63 58 58 58 58 59 62 64 63 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 65 56 66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S SW SW S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 12 12 17 19 21 21 17 14 11 20 19 20 23 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 30 30 90 50 0 50 60 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE R R T R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.33 0.10 0.04 0.10
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) 9.1 9.5 8.6 8.5 8.8 9.5 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.8 11.9 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.6 9.8
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 TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 55 65 70 70 90 85 95 95 90 85 70 70 75 80 40
TEMPERATURE 61 56 55 54 56 62 64 63 58 57 57 58 59 63 65 65 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 55 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 11 11 16 17 17 17 11 10 10 18 19 19 20 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 90 60 0 30 50 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.37 0.08 0.02 0.09
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) 9.0 9.3 8.7 8.6 8.7 9.0 11.3 12.6 12.4 13.1 12.5 11.7 11.4 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.4
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 TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 55 55 60 60 85 75 90 95 90 85 75 75 80 85 40
TEMPERATURE 64 58 56 55 59 66 68 67 61 59 59 59 61 65 68 68 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 68 57 70
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S W W S S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 2 2 12 16 17 17 12 9 6 6 9 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 90 50 0 40 50 60 60 10
PRECIP TYPE R T R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.24 0.07 0.02 0.09
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) 9.0 9.4 8.6 8.5 8.6 9.1 11.7 12.5 12.4 12.9 12.3 11.6 11.3 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.2
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
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 50 65 70 70 90 90 95 100 95 85 85 85 80 75 25
TEMPERATURE 63 57 55 54 57 64 66 66 60 59 58 59 60 64 67 67 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 67 56 69
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW S S SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 6 5 4 9 12 11 10 5 6 8 10 11 11 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 100 70 0 50 50 60 50 5
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.43 0.10 0.03 0.10
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) 9.1 9.4 8.5 8.5 8.6 9.3 12.0 12.5 12.5 12.9 12.0 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.3
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 TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 50 70 75 75 90 90 95 100 95 85 80 85 80 80 30
TEMPERATURE 60 56 54 52 54 59 61 61 58 57 57 58 58 60 62 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 62 55 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE S SW W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 11 11 12 14 16 17 16 12 11 10 18 18 17 21 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 100 60 0 50 50 60 50 5
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R R T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.42 0.09 0.04 0.11
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) 9.1 9.4 8.5 8.5 8.7 9.3 12.1 12.5 12.4 12.8 11.9 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.2
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
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 55 70 75 75 80 90 90 95 85 70 80 80 85 85 40
TEMPERATURE 61 57 55 55 56 60 63 62 59 59 59 59 59 60 63 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 66 57 67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S SW S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 11 11 13 14 19 20 24 24 19 16 12 18 19 19 21 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 90 50 0 50 60 60 50 10
PRECIP TYPE T R T R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.29 0.09 0.04 0.10
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) 9.1 9.4 8.6 8.4 8.8 9.5 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.7 11.9 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.6 9.7
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 TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 60 65 75 85 90 90 90 95 95 75 65 70 75 80 40
TEMPERATURE 66 61 59 58 59 66 69 67 62 61 61 62 62 66 70 70 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 69 59 72
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW W W SW S S SE SE SE SE SW S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 6 5 2 10 13 13 10 4 3 4 4 6 9 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 90 70 0 30 40 50 50 5
PRECIP TYPE R T R R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.48 0.08 0.01 0.07
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) 9.0 9.2 9.0 8.4 8.4 8.8 10.7 12.7 12.8 13.1 12.4 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.0 10.6 10.7
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 TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
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 BK SC SC OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 50 75 70 80 90 95 95 90 85 75 80 80 80 80 30
TEMPERATURE 59 56 54 53 55 60 61 61 58 58 58 58 58 60 61 61 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 62 56 63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S SW S S S S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 8 10 11 12 16 17 20 19 16 14 11 16 18 17 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 90 50 0 50 50 60 50 5
PRECIP TYPE T R T R T R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.28 0.10 0.05 0.09
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) 9.2 9.4 8.6 8.4 8.8 9.5 12.0 12.3 12.5 12.7 11.7 11.5 11.2 10.7 10.5 10.7 9.7
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