Summit forecast for 2,909 ft · Cube · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Cube (2,909 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 63°F) with clear sky and SSW winds at 7 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,517–15,617 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.2°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Cube.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,909 ft | 51° – 66°F | 29 mph | 51°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 51° – 70°F | 22 mph | 51°F |
Freezing level today: 13,517–15,617 ft
~4.2°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 | drizzle | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 54° 52° | 66° 56° | 65° 58° | 59° 58° | 63° 59° | 63° 58° | 60° 58° | 67° 62° | 65° 62° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 14 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
| Gust mph est. | 19 | — | 47 | 50 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,616 ft | 14,552 ft | 14,327 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | 8 | 8 | 8 | <0.1 | 3 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
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| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,909 ft | 52/54° 14 | 58/59° 31 | 58/60° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 52/56° 11 | 59/60° 28 | 59/62° 18 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 51/58° 9 | 60/61° 22 | 60/64° 16 |
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 1:20 PM ET: Mount Cube (2,909 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 63°F) with clear sky and SSW winds at 7 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,517–15,617 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Cube. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 70°F while the summit (2,909 ft) reaches about 66°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Cube are forecast to reach 29 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,517–15,617 ft) is above the 2,909 ft summit of Mount Cube, so the full route should stay above freezing.