Summit forecast for 2,930 ft · Kearsarge · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Mount Kearsarge (2,930 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 58°F) with overcast and S winds at 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,615–15,387 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Kearsarge.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,930 ft | 52° – 64°F | 29 mph | 52°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 54° – 68°F | 27 mph | 54°F |
Freezing level today: 13,615–15,387 ft
~3.6°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | sunny | fog | drizzle | fog | fog | fog | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 54° | 64° 57° | 63° 59° | 60° 59° | 63° 59° | 64° 62° | 61° 60° | 69° 62° | 68° 64° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 13 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
| Gust mph est. | 21 | — | 38 | 44 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,885 ft | 14,884 ft | 14,754 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 29% | 28% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | clear | clear | 0.2 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 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 2,930 ft | 54/55° 13 | 59/60° 32 | 60/61° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 55/56° 11 | 60/61° 30 | 62/63° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56/58° 9 | 61/62° 25 | 63/65° 14 |
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 Kearsarge (2,930 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 58°F) with overcast and S winds at 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,615–15,387 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Kearsarge. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (2,930 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Kearsarge are forecast to reach 29 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,615–15,387 ft) is above the 2,930 ft summit of Mount Kearsarge, so the full route should stay above freezing.