Summit forecast for 3,053 ft · Doublehead · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Doublehead Mountain (3,053 ft) is currently 65°F (feels like 62°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,072–13,484 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°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 Doublehead Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,053 ft | 58° – 63°F | 21 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 68°F | 15 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 10,072–13,484 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | sunny | cloudy | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 62° 61° | 63° 62° | 60° 56° | 55° 53° | 53° 52° | 52° 48° | 53° 48° | 56° 52° | 51° 49° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 40° | 42° | — | 46° |
| Wind mph | 15 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
| Gust mph est. | 24 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 12 |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 10,863 ft | 9,645 ft | 8,171 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 25% | 5% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.4 | clear | 9 | 0.1 | 8 | 10 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,053 ft | 61/62° 15 | 53/55° 15 | 48/53° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/64° 11 | 55/57° 13 | 49/56° 14 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/66° 8 | 57/59° 11 | 50/58° 12 |
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: Doublehead Mountain (3,053 ft) is currently 65°F (feels like 62°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,072–13,484 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Doublehead Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (3,053 ft) reaches about 63°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°F.
Winds at the summit of Doublehead Mountain are forecast to reach 21 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,072–13,484 ft) is above the 3,053 ft summit of Doublehead Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.