Summit forecast for 4,700 ft · Carrigain · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Carrigain (4,700 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 55°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 12 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,531–13,648 ft. Expect the summit to run about 11°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Carrigain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,700 ft | 53° – 57°F | 25 mph | 53°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 54° – 59°F | 25 mph | 54°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 68°F | 13 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 10,531–13,648 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 54° | 55° 54° | 54° 51° | 51° 49° | 49° 46° | 46° 44° | 45° 43° | 48° 46° | 47° 45° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | 43° | 38° | 35° | 35° | 38° | 37° |
| Wind mph | 19 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 20 |
| Gust mph est. | 30 | 37 | 40 | 26 | 34 | 38 | 29 | 38 | 28 |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,604 ft | 9,518 ft | 8,346 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 85% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | 8 | 8 | 0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 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 4,700 ft | 54/56° 19 | 49/51° 16 | 43/45° 18 |
| 4,100 ft | 55/58° 20 | 51/52° 16 | 46/47° 17 |
| 3,300 ft | 57/60° 17 | 53/55° 14 | 48/52° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/64° 10 | 57/59° 9 | 50/56° 13 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 9 | 58/61° 7 | 51/58° 10 |
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 Carrigain (4,700 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 55°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 12 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,531–13,648 ft. Expect the summit to run about 11°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Carrigain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (4,700 ft) reaches about 57°F, with a wind chill as low as 53°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Carrigain are forecast to reach 25 mph today, with 25 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,531–13,648 ft) is above the 4,700 ft summit of Mount Carrigain, so the full route should stay above freezing.