Summit forecast for 3,119 ft · Montalban Ridge · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Crawford (3,119 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 63°F) with mainly clear and WNW winds at 12 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,171–13,550 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Crawford.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,119 ft | 58° – 63°F | 21 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 68°F | 14 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 10,171–13,550 ft
~3.6°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 | sunny | ptly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 61° 58° | 63° 61° | 60° 55° | 56° 54° | 54° 53° | 52° 48° | 52° 47° | 55° 52° | 52° 49° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 41° | 41° | — | 46° |
| Wind mph | 15 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 8 |
| Gust mph est. | 24 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 12 |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,116 ft | 9,321 ft | 8,144 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 31% | 78% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 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 3,119 ft | 58/61° 15 | 54/56° 13 | 47/52° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/63° 10 | 56/58° 10 | 49/56° 10 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 9 | 58/60° 8 | 50/58° 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 September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET: Mount Crawford (3,119 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 63°F) with mainly clear and WNW winds at 12 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,171–13,550 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Crawford. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (3,119 ft) reaches about 63°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Crawford are forecast to reach 21 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,171–13,550 ft) is above the 3,119 ft summit of Mount Crawford, so the full route should stay above freezing.