Summit forecast for 4,054 ft · Twin · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Hale (4,054 ft) is currently 59°F (feels like 57°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,269–13,747 ft. Expect the summit to run about 9°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.0°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Hale.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,054 ft | 53° – 58°F | 23 mph | 53°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 53° – 59°F | 23 mph | 53°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 67°F | 13 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 10,269–13,747 ft
~4°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 | cloudy | fog | fog | rain | cloudy | fog | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 54° | 58° 56° | 55° 51° | 51° 51° | 51° 48° | 48° 46° | 46° 44° | 50° 47° | 48° 47° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | 41° | 38° | 36° | 39° | 40° |
| Wind mph | 17 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 18 |
| Gust mph est. | 27 | 34 | 37 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 32 | 37 | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,926 ft | 9,623 ft | 8,128 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 8 | 2 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 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 4,054 ft | 54/56° 17 | 51/51° 15 | 44/46° 20 |
| 3,300 ft | 56/58° 13 | 53/55° 12 | 46/51° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 58/62° 9 | 56/58° 8 | 48/55° 11 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/63° 8 | 57/60° 7 | 50/57° 10 |
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 Hale (4,054 ft) is currently 59°F (feels like 57°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 21 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,269–13,747 ft. Expect the summit to run about 9°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Hale. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (4,054 ft) reaches about 58°F, with a wind chill as low as 53°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Hale are forecast to reach 23 mph today, with 23 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,269–13,747 ft) is above the 4,054 ft summit of Mount Hale, so the full route should stay above freezing.