Summit forecast for 2,930 ft · Kearsarge · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Kearsarge (2,930 ft) is currently 67°F (feels like 65°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 11,909–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.4°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Kearsarge.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,930 ft | 60° – 66°F | 24 mph | 60°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 71°F | 22 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 11,909–14,239 ft
~4.4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | sunny | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | ptly cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | ptly cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 63° 60° | 66° 61° | 64° 57° | 57° 55° | 56° 53° | 53° 49° | 52° 50° | 58° 55° | 54° 53° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 42° | 44° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 16 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 26 |
| Gust mph est. | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,903 ft | 9,857 ft | 8,298 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 37% | 27% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 54% | 100% | 97% | 73% |
| Vis mi | 8 | clear | 8 | 6 | 6 | clear | 9 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 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 2,930 ft | 60/63° 16 | 55/57° 22 | 50/52° 16 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/64° 15 | 57/58° 23 | 51/54° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 14 | 58/60° 22 | 52/56° 13 |
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 Kearsarge (2,930 ft) is currently 67°F (feels like 65°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 11,909–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Kearsarge. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 71°F while the summit (2,930 ft) reaches about 66°F, with a wind chill as low as 60°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Kearsarge are forecast to reach 24 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (11,909–14,239 ft) is above the 2,930 ft summit of Mount Kearsarge, so the full route should stay above freezing.