Summit forecast for 3,155 ft · Cardigan · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Cardigan (3,155 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 53°F) with overcast and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,730–14,436 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.2°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Cardigan.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,155 ft | 59° – 65°F | 35 mph | 59°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 70°F | 25 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,730–14,436 ft
~3.2°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 | rain | drizzle | cloudy | ptly cloudy | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 62° 59° | 65° 60° | 64° 61° | 63° 60° | 65° 63° | 61° 47° | 52° 45° | 63° 55° | 61° 60° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 38° | 36° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 28 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 19 |
| Gust mph est. | 40 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 41 | 37 | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | mod | mod | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,748 ft | 13,259 ft | 9,633 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 57% | 100% | 13% | 5% | 27% |
| Vis mi | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,155 ft | 59/62° 28 | 60/63° 31 | 45/52° 28 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/64° 27 | 62/66° 24 | 48/55° 21 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 21 | 64/68° 21 | 50/57° 16 |
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 Cardigan (3,155 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 53°F) with overcast and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,730–14,436 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.2°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 59°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Cardigan are forecast to reach 35 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,730–14,436 ft) is above the 3,155 ft summit of Mount Cardigan, so the full route should stay above freezing.