Summit forecast for 3,155 ft · Cardigan · Updated 3x daily
As of August 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET
Mount Cardigan (3,155 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 54°F) with foggy and SSW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 14,337–15,125 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 4.0°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Cardigan.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,155 ft | 58° – 68°F | 35 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 73°F | 26 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 14,337–15,125 ft
~4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | drizzle | cloudy | fog | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 62° 58° | 68° 63° | 63° 61° | 61° 60° | 63° 60° | 65° 62° | 63° 61° | 69° 64° | 64° 60° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 26 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 14 |
| Gust mph est. | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,818 ft | 14,610 ft | 12,957 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 82% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | <0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,155 ft | 58/62° 26 | 60/61° 14 | 61/63° 9 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/64° 23 | 62/63° 14 | 63/66° 6 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 18 | 63/65° 13 | 62/69° 5 |
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 August 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET: Mount Cardigan (3,155 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 54°F) with foggy and SSW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 14,337–15,125 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Cardigan. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 73°F while the summit (3,155 ft) reaches about 68°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°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 (14,337–15,125 ft) is above the 3,155 ft summit of Mount Cardigan, so the full route should stay above freezing.