Summit forecast for 2,630 ft · Sandwich Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Mount Israel (2,630 ft) is currently 63°F (feels like 63°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 3 mph, gusting to 11 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,255–15,322 ft. Expect the summit to run about 2°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.2°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Israel.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,630 ft | 52° – 64°F | 18 mph | 52°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53° – 66°F | 14 mph | 53°F |
Freezing level today: 13,255–15,322 ft
~3.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | sunny | drizzle | drizzle | fog | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 53° | 64° 58° | 63° 60° | 60° 60° | 63° 60° | 63° 62° | 63° 62° | 70° 63° | 69° 65° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 10 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| Gust mph est. | 16 | — | 31 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,571 ft | 14,729 ft | 14,675 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 7% | 47% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,630 ft | 53/56° 10 | 60/60° 23 | 62/63° 9 |
| 2,500 ft | 53/56° 9 | 60/60° 22 | 62/63° 9 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 54/58° 7 | 61/61° 18 | 63/64° 8 |
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 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: Mount Israel (2,630 ft) is currently 63°F (feels like 63°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 3 mph, gusting to 11 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,255–15,322 ft. Expect the summit to run about 2°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Israel. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 66°F while the summit (2,630 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Israel are forecast to reach 18 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,255–15,322 ft) is above the 2,630 ft summit of Mount Israel, so the full route should stay above freezing.