Summit forecast for 4,100 ft · Kinsman · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Mount Cannon (4,100 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 48°F) with overcast and NW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Today's freezing level is 11,220–13,911 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Cannon.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,100 ft | 53° – 58°F | 23 mph | 53°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 53° – 58°F | 23 mph | 53°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 66°F | 12 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 11,220–13,911 ft
~3.6°F drop per 1,000ft
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Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | fog | fog | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 54° | 56° 55° | 54° 52° | 52° 51° | 53° 50° | 49° 46° | 46° 45° | 49° 47° | 49° 47° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | 43° | 38° | 37° | 39° | 39° |
| Wind mph | 17 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Gust mph est. | 27 | 32 | 37 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 27 | — |
| Storm risk | — | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,361 ft | 9,669 ft | 8,218 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 88% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.1 | 8 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | clear | 7 |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,100 ft | 54/56° 17 | 51/52° 17 | 45/46° 21 |
| 3,300 ft | 56/59° 13 | 53/55° 14 | 47/49° 16 |
| 2,500 ft | 58/62° 9 | 56/59° 8 | 49/53° 13 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/64° 8 | 57/61° 7 | 51/55° 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 8:20 PM ET: Mount Cannon (4,100 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 48°F) with overcast and NW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Today's freezing level is 11,220–13,911 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Cannon. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 66°F while the summit (4,100 ft) reaches about 58°F, with a wind chill as low as 53°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Cannon are forecast to reach 23 mph today, with 23 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (11,220–13,911 ft) is above the 4,100 ft summit of Mount Cannon, so the full route should stay above freezing.