Summit forecast for 5,367 ft · Presidential · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Madison (5,367 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 41°F) with overcast and S winds at 14 mph, gusting to 27 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,959–14,075 ft. Expect the summit to run about 10°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Dangerous.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 2.8°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Madison.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 5,367 ft | 53° – 58°F | 45 mph | 53°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 57° – 60°F | 37 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63° – 68°F | 21 mph | 63°F |
Freezing level today: 12,959–14,075 ft
~2.8°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 | fog | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 54° | 57° 55° | 58° 56° | 56° 54° | 56° 53° | 51° 38° | 39° 36° | 51° 41° | 49° 48° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 27° | 22° | 31° | 41° |
| Wind mph | 29 | 45 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 21 |
| Gust mph est. | 46 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 51 | 37 | 54 | 38 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,622 ft | 13,515 ft | 9,672 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 45% | 100% | 91% | - |
| Vis mi | clear | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | 8 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 8 | — | 4 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 5,367 ft | 54/55° 29 | 54/56° 34 | 36/39° 34 |
| 5,000 ft | 55/56° 29 | 55/57° 34 | 37/41° 28 |
| 4,100 ft | 57/58° 27 | 57/59° 31 | 41/45° 19 |
| 3,300 ft | 59/61° 24 | 60/62° 24 | 44/49° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/64° 16 | 63/66° 15 | 46/54° 9 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/66° 14 | 65/68° 13 | 48/56° 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 July 21, 2026: Mount Madison (5,367 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 41°F) with overcast and S winds at 14 mph, gusting to 27 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,959–14,075 ft. Expect the summit to run about 10°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Dangerous.
Temperatures drop roughly 2.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Madison. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (5,367 ft) reaches about 58°F, with a wind chill as low as 53°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Madison are forecast to reach 45 mph today, with 37 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,959–14,075 ft) is above the 5,367 ft summit of Mount Madison, so the full route should stay above freezing.