Summit forecast for 4,319 ft · Hancock · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Hancock (South Peak) (4,319 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 47°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,959–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.0°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Hancock (South Peak).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,319 ft | 55° – 60°F | 36 mph | 55°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 56° – 60°F | 34 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 67°F | 17 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 12,959–14,140 ft
~3°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | rain | rain | fog | ptly cloudy | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 56° | 58° 56° | 60° 58° | 58° 57° | 60° 57° | 56° 42° | 45° 41° | 57° 48° | 54° 53° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 32° | 30° | 40° | — |
| Wind mph | 27 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
| Gust mph est. | 43 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 37 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,750 ft | 13,470 ft | 9,588 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 66% | 86% | 17% | 6% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 10 | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,319 ft | 56/56° 27 | 57/58° 32 | 41/45° 28 |
| 4,100 ft | 56/57° 27 | 57/58° 31 | 42/46° 26 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/59° 22 | 59/62° 23 | 45/51° 20 |
| 2,500 ft | 59/63° 14 | 62/66° 14 | 47/55° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/65° 12 | 64/68° 12 | 46/58° 12 |
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 July 21, 2026: Mount Hancock (South Peak) (4,319 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 47°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,959–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Hancock (South Peak). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (4,319 ft) reaches about 60°F, with a wind chill as low as 55°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Hancock (South Peak) are forecast to reach 36 mph today, with 34 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,959–14,140 ft) is above the 4,319 ft summit of Mount Hancock (South Peak), so the full route should stay above freezing.