Summit forecast for 3,165 ft · Carter-Moriah Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Imp Face (3,165 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and S winds at 14 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,025–13,944 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.0°F per 1,000 ft on Imp Face.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,165 ft | 59° – 63°F | 29 mph | 59°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 68°F | 22 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 13,025–13,944 ft
~3°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 | drizzle | rain | cloudy | sunny | sunny | cloudy | ptly cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 61° 59° | 63° 61° | 62° 59° | 64° 62° | 67° 63° | 61° 45° | 50° 44° | 62° 52° | 58° 57° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 38° | 37° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 23 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| Gust mph est. | 37 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 34 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,571 ft | 12,814 ft | 9,672 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 37% | 41% | 100% | 75% | - |
| Vis mi | clear | 9 | <0.1 | 9 | clear | 10 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,165 ft | 59/61° 23 | 62/64° 21 | 44/50° 14 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/64° 17 | 64/67° 14 | 46/54° 9 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 15 | 65/69° 12 | 48/56° 8 |
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: Imp Face (3,165 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and S winds at 14 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,025–13,944 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Imp Face. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (3,165 ft) reaches about 63°F, with a wind chill as low as 59°F.
Winds at the summit of Imp Face are forecast to reach 29 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,025–13,944 ft) is above the 3,165 ft summit of Imp Face, so the full route should stay above freezing.