Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FWUS41 KGYX 220830
AVGGYX
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
430 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
...PRESIDENTIAL RANGE FORECAST AREA/MOUNT WASHINGTON (6,288 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 75 80 80 80 80 85 95 85 90 85 85 70 75 80 75 45
TEMPERATURE 44 46 46 45 45 46 47 46 46 48 50 50 51 51 48 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 45 51 46
WIND CHILL 36 38 38 37 36 38 39 38 38
WIND DIR SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 19 24 19 20 26 23 17 16 19 14 16 20 24 21 19 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 40 40 30 60 30 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.01
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 9.2 10.2 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.6 11.4 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.4 10.7 10.5 9.4 8.9 8.8
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
...FRANCONIA NOTCH/MOUNT LAFAYETTE (4000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 65 75 65 65 75 70 70 80 65 80 75 75 75 75 70 55
TEMPERATURE 54 60 61 60 55 55 55 54 55 59 62 63 60 57 56 54 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 53 64 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 6 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 9 8 9 9 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 10 20 10 20 20 30 40 40 50 60 40 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.08 0.01
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 9.2 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.8 10.9 11.4 11.8 11.6 11.8 11.3 10.8 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.7
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
...TUCKERMAN AND HUNTINGTON RAVINES (4500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 65 80 80 75 80 90 95 90 85 85 85 75 75 70 70 40
TEMPERATURE 54 61 60 60 56 56 56 54 55 60 62 63 61 59 57 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 53 64 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 10 9 8 9 8 5 5 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 40 40 30 60 30 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.08 0.06 0.03 0.01
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 9.3 10.3 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.6 11.4 11.8 11.9 11.6 11.3 10.8 10.4 9.4 8.9 8.8
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
...CRAWFORD NOTCH AMC HIGHLAND CENTER (1900 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 65 70 60 60 60 70 80 80 80 80 85 70 75 80 75 50
TEMPERATURE 57 64 64 63 58 57 56 55 57 63 66 67 63 60 57 55 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 54 67 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 10 10 9 8 5 4 4 5 6 9 8 6 4 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 40 40 40 60 30 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.03 0.02 0.01
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 9.2 10.1 10.3 10.0 9.9 10.8 11.4 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.3 10.7 10.5 9.4 8.9 8.8
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
...KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY PASS (2855 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 55 80 80 70 80 95 95 85 80 90 90 90 80 80 70 50
TEMPERATURE 56 62 62 62 57 57 56 55 56 61 64 64 61 59 57 55 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 54 66 55
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 40 40 40 70 40 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.11 0.08 0.05 0.01
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 9.5 10.3 10.2 9.9 10.0 11.0 11.5 12.0 11.5 11.8 11.6 10.6 9.8 9.2 8.9 8.7
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 OSCEOLA (4340 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 80 60 60 75 90 95 85 75 95 90 90 80 80 70 50
TEMPERATURE 53 57 57 57 54 55 54 53 54 56 59 59 58 58 55 54 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 52 61 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 9 10 9 6 6 8 5 6 8 9 8 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 30 40 40 40 70 40 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.01
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 9.4 10.2 10.2 9.9 10.0 11.0 11.5 12.0 11.5 11.8 11.5 10.6 9.8 9.2 8.9 8.7
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
...CANNON MOUNTAIN (4080 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK OV BK BK BK SC OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 60 75 65 50 55 45 70 70 65 80 70 75 75 70 65 55
TEMPERATURE 55 59 61 59 56 56 56 55 56 58 62 63 60 58 56 55 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 54 65 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 8 10 9 8 8 6 6 8 8 11 11 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 40 40 50 60 40 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.09 0.11 0.01
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 9.1 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.8 11.4 11.8 11.6 11.9 11.3 10.7 9.7 9.5 9.0 8.7
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 SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 75 85 85 85 85 95 95 95 90 95 95 85 80 80 70 45
TEMPERATURE 58 63 64 62 59 60 60 58 59 62 66 65 63 63 61 60 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 57 66 59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E E E NE E E E SE SE SE S SE SW S S
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 30 30 30 20 30 20 40 40 30 20 60 30 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.13 0.06 0.02 0.01
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) 8.9 9.6 10.5 10.9 10.4 10.5 10.7 11.5 11.9 12.1 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.1 9.5 9.0 8.8
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
...MOUNT MOOSILAUKE (4802 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 55 70 55 65 60 70 90 85 70 85 85 85 75 70 70 55
TEMPERATURE 54 59 58 58 54 55 55 54 55 57 59 61 59 57 55 54 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 53 61 53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 6 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 30 50 50 50 60 40 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.10 0.01
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 9.1 9.9 9.8 9.7 10.1 10.9 11.4 11.9 11.5 11.8 11.5 10.4 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.7
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