Summit forecast for 2,930 ft · Kearsarge · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Kearsarge (2,930 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 52°F) with overcast and S winds at 12 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,631–14,501 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 3.4°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Kearsarge.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,930 ft | 60° – 67°F | 32 mph | 60°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 71°F | 26 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,631–14,501 ft
~3.4°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 | drizzle | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 62° 60° | 67° 61° | 65° 63° | 63° 62° | 66° 64° | 63° 48° | 52° 47° | 64° 54° | 63° 60° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 39° | 38° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 28 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 13 |
| Gust mph est. | — | 42 | 51 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | mod | mod | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,826 ft | 13,266 ft | 10,183 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 11% | 5% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 0.1 | <0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,930 ft | 60/62° 28 | 62/63° 32 | 47/52° 32 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/63° 28 | 63/65° 30 | 49/54° 27 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 25 | 65/68° 25 | 51/56° 23 |
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 Kearsarge (2,930 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 52°F) with overcast and S winds at 12 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,631–14,501 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.4°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 67°F, with a wind chill as low as 60°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Kearsarge are forecast to reach 32 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,631–14,501 ft) is above the 2,930 ft summit of Mount Kearsarge, so the full route should stay above freezing.