Summit forecast for 3,119 ft · Montalban Ridge · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Mount Crawford (3,119 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 55°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 5 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,091–15,157 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 3.4°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Crawford.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,119 ft | 50° – 61°F | 17 mph | 44°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53° – 66°F | 10 mph | 53°F |
Freezing level today: 13,091–15,157 ft
~3.4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | cloudy | fog | fog | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 54° 50° | 61° 56° | 60° 58° | 59° 58° | 64° 60° | 62° 60° | 61° 59° | 68° 59° | 65° 61° |
| Chill °F | 46° | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 10 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| Gust mph est. | 16 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 16 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,261 ft | 14,518 ft | 14,515 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 38% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.4 | clear | <0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 10 | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 0 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,119 ft | 50/54° 10 | 58/59° 20 | 59/61° 12 |
| 2,500 ft | 52/57° 8 | 60/61° 14 | 61/63° 10 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53/59° 7 | 62/63° 12 | 63/64° 8 |
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 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: Mount Crawford (3,119 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 55°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 5 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,091–15,157 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Crawford. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 66°F while the summit (3,119 ft) reaches about 61°F, with a wind chill as low as 44°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Crawford are forecast to reach 17 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,091–15,157 ft) is above the 3,119 ft summit of Mount Crawford, so the full route should stay above freezing.