Summit forecast for 2,382 ft · Belknap Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Belknap Mountain (2,382 ft) is currently 62°F (feels like 59°F) with overcast and SE winds at 9 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,386–15,453 ft. Expect the summit to run about 1°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on Belknap Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,382 ft | 54° – 66°F | 30 mph | 54°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 55° – 67°F | 28 mph | 55°F |
Freezing level today: 13,386–15,453 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | sunny | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 55° | 66° 58° | 65° 60° | 60° 59° | 64° 59° | 64° 62° | 63° 62° | 72° 64° | 69° 64° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 9 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Gust mph est. | 14 | — | — | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,706 ft | 14,789 ft | 14,894 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 13% | 43% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 8 | clear | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,382 ft | 55/56° 9 | 59/60° 32 | 62/63° 10 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56/57° 7 | 60/61° 31 | 63/64° 9 |
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 August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: Belknap Mountain (2,382 ft) is currently 62°F (feels like 59°F) with overcast and SE winds at 9 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,386–15,453 ft. Expect the summit to run about 1°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Belknap Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (2,382 ft) reaches about 66°F, with a wind chill as low as 54°F.
Winds at the summit of Belknap Mountain are forecast to reach 30 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,386–15,453 ft) is above the 2,382 ft summit of Belknap Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.