Summit forecast for 4,780 ft · Presidential · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Eisenhower (4,780 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 49°F) with partly cloudy and WNW winds at 14 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,696–13,615 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 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Eisenhower.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,780 ft | 52° – 56°F | 24 mph | 52°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 54° – 59°F | 24 mph | 54°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 67°F | 13 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 10,696–13,615 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 | fog | fog | drizzle | rain | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 53° | 55° 53° | 53° 49° | 49° 48° | 48° 46° | 46° 43° | 44° 42° | 47° 45° | 47° 45° |
| Chill °F | — | — | 42° | 42° | 38° | 33° | 33° | 37° | 37° |
| Wind mph | 18 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Gust mph est. | 29 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 30 | 34 | 27 |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,505 ft | 9,605 ft | 8,146 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | <0.1 | 0.5 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 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 4,780 ft | 53/55° 18 | 48/49° 16 | 42/44° 19 |
| 4,100 ft | 55/57° 18 | 50/51° 15 | 44/47° 18 |
| 3,300 ft | 57/59° 14 | 53/54° 12 | 47/51° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 59/62° 9 | 56/57° 9 | 48/56° 10 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/64° 8 | 57/59° 7 | 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 Eisenhower (4,780 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 49°F) with partly cloudy and WNW winds at 14 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,696–13,615 ft. Expect the summit to run about 11°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Eisenhower. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (4,780 ft) reaches about 56°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Eisenhower are forecast to reach 24 mph today, with 24 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,696–13,615 ft) is above the 4,780 ft summit of Mount Eisenhower, so the full route should stay above freezing.