Summit forecast for 2,830 ft · Benton Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Black Mountain (Benton) (2,830 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 58°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,419–15,322 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Black Mountain (Benton).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,830 ft | 52° – 64°F | 26 mph | 52°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 51° – 68°F | 22 mph | 51°F |
Freezing level today: 13,419–15,322 ft
~3.6°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 | fog | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain | rain | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 52° | 64° 57° | 64° 60° | 61° 60° | 66° 61° | 66° 60° | 59° 58° | 68° 59° | 67° 63° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 14 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | 22 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 21 | — | 22 | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,543 ft | 14,634 ft | 14,540 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.1 | clear | 8 | 8 | 9 | <0.1 | 3 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,830 ft | 52/55° 14 | 60/61° 25 | 58/59° 18 |
| 2,500 ft | 52/56° 13 | 61/62° 23 | 59/60° 18 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 51/58° 10 | 62/64° 19 | 61/62° 16 |
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: Black Mountain (Benton) (2,830 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 58°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,419–15,322 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°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 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Black Mountain (Benton) are forecast to reach 26 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,419–15,322 ft) is above the 2,830 ft summit of Black Mountain (Benton), so the full route should stay above freezing.