Summit forecast for 4,340 ft · Willey · Updated 3x daily
As of September 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Field (4,340 ft) is currently 52°F (feels like 50°F) with partly cloudy and NNW winds at 9 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 8,825–10,958 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 2.8°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Field.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,340 ft | 47° – 52°F | 24 mph | 39°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 48° – 53°F | 24 mph | 40°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56° – 60°F | 9 mph | 56°F |
Freezing level today: 8,825–10,958 ft
~2.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | Monday Sep 7 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | cloudy | fog | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 52° 49° | 50° 49° | 50° 44° | 45° 43° | 46° 45° | 45° 43° | 47° 43° | 54° 49° | 52° 47° |
| Chill °F | 42° | 43° | 37° | 35° | 36° | 33° | 33° | 41° | 38° |
| Wind mph | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
| Gust mph est. | 30 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 42 |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Freezing ft | 9,509 ft | 8,220 ft | 11,208 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | <0.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | clear | 0.1 | 9 | clear | 3 |
| UV | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | Monday Sep 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,340 ft | 49/52° 19 | 43/45° 18 | 43/47° 26 |
| 4,100 ft | 50/52° 19 | 44/46° 17 | 44/48° 25 |
| 3,300 ft | 53/54° 16 | 47/49° 14 | 46/51° 20 |
| 2,500 ft | 56/57° 10 | 49/53° 11 | 48/56° 11 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 57/59° 8 | 51/55° 10 | 49/58° 9 |
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 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET: Mount Field (4,340 ft) is currently 52°F (feels like 50°F) with partly cloudy and NNW winds at 9 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 8,825–10,958 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 2.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Field. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 60°F while the summit (4,340 ft) reaches about 52°F, with a wind chill as low as 39°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Field 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 (8,825–10,958 ft) is above the 4,340 ft summit of Mount Field, so the full route should stay above freezing.