Summit forecast for 2,830 ft · Benton Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Black Mountain (Benton) (2,830 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 14 mph, gusting to 29 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,697–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 2.8°F per 1,000 ft on Black Mountain (Benton).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,830 ft | 60° – 65°F | 39 mph | 60°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 68°F | 31 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,697–14,239 ft
~2.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | rain | rain | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 62° 60° | 65° 62° | 65° 61° | 63° 60° | 66° 62° | 61° 47° | 53° 46° | 64° 56° | 61° 60° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 39° | 39° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 26 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
| Gust mph est. | 37 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 33 | — | 24 | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,664 ft | 13,051 ft | 9,151 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 43% | 100% | 20% | 5% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 4 | 3 | 10 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,830 ft | 60/62° 26 | 60/63° 24 | 46/53° 18 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/64° 24 | 61/65° 20 | 47/55° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 21 | 63/67° 17 | 49/57° 13 |
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 July 21, 2026: Black Mountain (Benton) (2,830 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 14 mph, gusting to 29 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,697–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 2.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Black Mountain (Benton). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (2,830 ft) reaches about 65°F, with a wind chill as low as 60°F.
Winds at the summit of Black Mountain (Benton) are forecast to reach 39 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,697–14,239 ft) is above the 2,830 ft summit of Black Mountain (Benton), so the full route should stay above freezing.