Summit forecast for 3,460 ft · Sandwich Range · Updated 3x daily
As of September 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM ET
Jennings Peak (3,460 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 48°F) with clear sky and ENE winds at 7 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 8,760–10,860 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 3.2°F per 1,000 ft on Jennings Peak.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,460 ft | 49° – 57°F | 26 mph | 41°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56° – 62°F | 15 mph | 56°F |
Freezing level today: 8,760–10,860 ft
~3.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Saturday Sep 5 | Today Sep 6 | Tomorrow Sep 7 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | ptly cloudy | cloudy | sunny | sunny | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 53° | 54° 52° | 53° 48° | 49° 47° | 52° 50° | 50° 49° | 54° 50° | 59° 55° | 55° 49° |
| Chill °F | — | — | 40° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 43° | — | 41° |
| Wind mph | 20 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 29 |
| Gust mph est. | 32 | 32 | 37 | 22 | 32 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 46 |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 9,641 ft | 8,234 ft | 10,683 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 41% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 53% | 100% | 5% | 15% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 10 | 9 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Saturday Sep 5 | Today Sep 6 | Tomorrow Sep 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,460 ft | 53/56° 20 | 47/49° 14 | 50/54° 21 |
| 3,300 ft | 54/56° 20 | 48/50° 14 | 51/55° 20 |
| 2,500 ft | 57/59° 13 | 52/55° 11 | 52/60° 16 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 59/61° 10 | 54/57° 10 | 49/62° 11 |
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 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM ET: Jennings Peak (3,460 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 48°F) with clear sky and ENE winds at 7 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 8,760–10,860 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Jennings Peak. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 62°F while the summit (3,460 ft) reaches about 57°F, with a wind chill as low as 41°F.
Winds at the summit of Jennings Peak 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 (8,760–10,860 ft) is above the 3,460 ft summit of Jennings Peak, so the full route should stay above freezing.