Summit forecast for 4,170 ft · Pilot · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Cabot (4,170 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 47°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,369–14,108 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.4°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Cabot.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,170 ft | 57° – 62°F | 41 mph | 57°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 57° – 62°F | 40 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63° – 70°F | 23 mph | 63°F |
Freezing level today: 12,369–14,108 ft
~3.4°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 | drizzle | drizzle | cloudy | ptly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 59° 58° | 60° 59° | 62° 57° | 58° 56° | 61° 56° | 54° 40° | 46° 39° | 57° 48° | 55° 54° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 29° | 27° | 40° | — |
| Wind mph | 28 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 24 |
| Gust mph est. | 45 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 38 | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,540 ft | 13,415 ft | 8,796 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 68% | 100% | 100% | - |
| Vis mi | clear | 8 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 9 | 9 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,170 ft | 58/59° 28 | 56/58° 33 | 39/46° 29 |
| 4,100 ft | 58/59° 28 | 56/58° 33 | 39/46° 28 |
| 3,300 ft | 60/62° 26 | 59/61° 31 | 43/49° 25 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/66° 19 | 62/64° 23 | 46/53° 23 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/68° 16 | 63/66° 17 | 48/56° 21 |
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: Mount Cabot (4,170 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 47°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,369–14,108 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Cabot. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 70°F while the summit (4,170 ft) reaches about 62°F, with a wind chill as low as 57°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Cabot are forecast to reach 41 mph today, with 40 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,369–14,108 ft) is above the 4,170 ft summit of Mount Cabot, so the full route should stay above freezing.