Summit forecast for 4,420 ft · Hancock · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Hancock (North Peak) (4,420 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with overcast and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,663–13,911 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 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Hancock (North Peak).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,420 ft | 53° – 57°F | 25 mph | 53°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 54° – 59°F | 25 mph | 54°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 68°F | 13 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 10,663–13,911 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | cloudy | fog | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 57° 54° | 57° 56° | 55° 51° | 51° 50° | 51° 47° | 47° 45° | 46° 45° | 49° 47° | 48° 46° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | 44° | 40° | 36° | 37° | 39° | 39° |
| Wind mph | 19 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 18 |
| Gust mph est. | 30 | 37 | 40 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 25 |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,828 ft | 9,580 ft | 8,350 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | 8 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 9 | 10 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,420 ft | 54/57° 19 | 50/51° 17 | 45/46° 18 |
| 4,100 ft | 55/58° 19 | 51/52° 17 | 46/47° 17 |
| 3,300 ft | 57/60° 16 | 54/55° 14 | 48/52° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/64° 9 | 57/59° 9 | 50/56° 13 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 8 | 58/61° 7 | 51/58° 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 Hancock (North Peak) (4,420 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with overcast and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,663–13,911 ft. Expect the summit to run about 11°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Hancock (North Peak). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (4,420 ft) reaches about 57°F, with a wind chill as low as 53°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Hancock (North Peak) are forecast to reach 25 mph today, with 25 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,663–13,911 ft) is above the 4,420 ft summit of Mount Hancock (North Peak), so the full route should stay above freezing.