Summit forecast for 2,465 ft · Kinsman Range · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Bald Peak (2,465 ft) is currently 65°F (feels like 62°F) with partly cloudy and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 9,810–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 2°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.4°F per 1,000 ft on Bald Peak.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,465 ft | 58° – 66°F | 16 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 59° – 68°F | 14 mph | 59°F |
Freezing level today: 9,810–14,140 ft
~4.4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | ptly cloudy | fog | fog | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 61° 58° | 66° 64° | 63° 56° | 58° 55° | 60° 56° | 55° 51° | 54° 48° | 58° 54° | 54° 51° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 9 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 14 |
| Gust mph est. | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | — | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,679 ft | 9,583 ft | 8,160 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 62% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 81% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.1 | clear | 0.4 | <0.1 | clear | clear | 8 | 8 | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,465 ft | 58/61° 9 | 55/58° 14 | 48/54° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 59/63° 8 | 57/60° 11 | 50/56° 15 |
4 more days of forecast — plan around the weather window, not just tomorrow.
Conditions synthesized from: NWS Higher Summits Forecast, NOAA Open-Meteo, Mount Washington Observatory, NETC Trip Reports, NOHRSC Snow Depth, Mt. Washington Avalanche Center, USGS Stream Levels, OpenWeather Air Quality.
AI-generated from public data. Always verify conditions before heading out — backcountry weather can change quickly.
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET: Bald Peak (2,465 ft) is currently 65°F (feels like 62°F) with partly cloudy and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 9,810–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 2°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Bald Peak. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (2,465 ft) reaches about 66°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°F.
Winds at the summit of Bald Peak are forecast to reach 16 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (9,810–14,140 ft) is above the 2,465 ft summit of Bald Peak, so the full route should stay above freezing.