Summit forecast for 4,700 ft · Carrigain · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Carrigain (4,700 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 47°F) with overcast and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,189–14,075 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.0°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Carrigain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,700 ft | 54° – 59°F | 38 mph | 54°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 56° – 60°F | 34 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 67°F | 16 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 13,189–14,075 ft
~3°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 | rain | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 55° | 57° 55° | 59° 57° | 58° 56° | 58° 56° | 55° 41° | 43° 39° | 55° 46° | 53° 52° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 29° | 27° | 38° | — |
| Wind mph | 28 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 21 |
| Gust mph est. | 45 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 46 | 54 | 53 | 37 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,744 ft | 13,376 ft | 9,588 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 46% | 100% | 17% | 6% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 1 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,700 ft | 55/56° 28 | 56/58° 33 | 39/43° 33 |
| 4,100 ft | 56/57° 26 | 57/59° 32 | 42/46° 26 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/60° 22 | 60/62° 23 | 45/51° 20 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/63° 14 | 63/66° 14 | 47/55° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/65° 12 | 64/68° 12 | 46/58° 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 July 21, 2026: Mount Carrigain (4,700 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 47°F) with overcast and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,189–14,075 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Carrigain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (4,700 ft) reaches about 59°F, with a wind chill as low as 54°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Carrigain are forecast to reach 38 mph today, with 34 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,189–14,075 ft) is above the 4,700 ft summit of Mount Carrigain, so the full route should stay above freezing.