Summit forecast for 3,460 ft · Sandwich Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 15, 2026 at 7:20 AM ET
Jennings Peak (3,460 ft) is currently 46°F (feels like 40°F) with clear sky and NE winds at 5 mph, gusting to 9 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,499–13,386 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.0°F per 1,000 ft on Jennings Peak.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,460 ft | 52° – 56°F | 24 mph | 52°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56° – 64°F | 14 mph | 56°F |
Freezing level today: 10,499–13,386 ft
~4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Saturday Aug 15 | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | showers | showers | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 53° 52° | 56° 53° | 55° 52° | 52° 50° | 61° 54° | 61° 57° | 58° 57° | 60° 59° | 61° 59° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | 47° | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 20 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| Gust mph est. | 31 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,962 ft | 14,212 ft | 14,750 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | - | 26% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
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| Elevation | Saturday Aug 15 | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,460 ft | 52/53° 20 | 50/52° 8 | 57/58° 10 |
| 3,300 ft | 52/54° 20 | 51/53° 8 | 57/58° 8 |
| 2,500 ft | 55/57° 16 | 55/57° 7 | 59/60° 4 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56/59° 13 | 56/59° 6 | 60/62° 3 |
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 15, 2026 at 7:20 AM ET: Jennings Peak (3,460 ft) is currently 46°F (feels like 40°F) with clear sky and NE winds at 5 mph, gusting to 9 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,499–13,386 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Jennings Peak. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 64°F while the summit (3,460 ft) reaches about 56°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Jennings Peak are forecast to reach 24 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,499–13,386 ft) is above the 3,460 ft summit of Jennings Peak, so the full route should stay above freezing.