Summit forecast for 3,155 ft · Cardigan · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Cardigan (3,155 ft) is currently 67°F (feels like 65°F) with clear sky and WNW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 11,942–14,140 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 4.4°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Cardigan.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,155 ft | 58° – 65°F | 24 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 70°F | 20 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 11,942–14,140 ft
~4.4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | rain | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 61° 58° | 65° 61° | 62° 55° | 56° 54° | 57° 53° | 53° 50° | 51° 48° | 56° 53° | 53° 51° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 44° | 41° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 |
| Gust mph est. | 26 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,665 ft | 9,536 ft | 8,468 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 27% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 34% | 87% | 100% | 23% |
| Vis mi | 1 | clear | 9 | 8 | 4 | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,155 ft | 58/61° 17 | 54/56° 22 | 48/51° 22 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/63° 15 | 56/58° 23 | 49/54° 21 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/64° 13 | 57/60° 19 | 51/56° 20 |
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 1:20 PM ET: Mount Cardigan (3,155 ft) is currently 67°F (feels like 65°F) with clear sky and WNW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 11,942–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Cardigan. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 70°F while the summit (3,155 ft) reaches about 65°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Cardigan 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 (11,942–14,140 ft) is above the 3,155 ft summit of Mount Cardigan, so the full route should stay above freezing.