Summit forecast for 4,054 ft · Twin · Updated 3x daily
As of August 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET
Mount Hale (4,054 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 50°F) with light drizzle and S winds at 13 mph, gusting to 33 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,780–15,092 ft. Expect the summit to run about 9°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Hale.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,054 ft | 57° – 63°F | 34 mph | 57°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 57° – 64°F | 33 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 72°F | 13 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 13,780–15,092 ft
~3.6°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | rain | drizzle | fog | fog | ptly cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 59° 57° | 63° 59° | 61° 57° | 57° 55° | 57° 54° | 58° 57° | 60° 57° | 64° 57° | 58° 56° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 27 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| Gust mph est. | 43 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 15 | — | 29 | — |
| Storm risk | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 1.4 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,604 ft | 14,428 ft | 12,764 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 77% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 8 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 0 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,054 ft | 57/59° 27 | 55/57° 11 | 57/60° 8 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/62° 21 | 57/59° 11 | 60/65° 5 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/65° 13 | 60/61° 9 | 58/69° 3 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/67° 10 | 62/63° 8 | 58/71° 3 |
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 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET: Mount Hale (4,054 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 50°F) with light drizzle and S winds at 13 mph, gusting to 33 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,780–15,092 ft. Expect the summit to run about 9°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Hale. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 72°F while the summit (4,054 ft) reaches about 63°F, with a wind chill as low as 57°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Hale are forecast to reach 34 mph today, with 33 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,780–15,092 ft) is above the 4,054 ft summit of Mount Hale, so the full route should stay above freezing.