Summit forecast for 3,383 ft · Connecticut Lakes · Updated 3x daily
As of August 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET
Mount Magalloway (3,383 ft) is currently 55°F (feels like 53°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 7 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,484–15,026 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.0°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Magalloway.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,383 ft | 58° – 62°F | 32 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 67°F | 13 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 13,484–15,026 ft
~3°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 59° 58° | 62° 60° | 61° 58° | 58° 56° | 60° 57° | 60° 58° | 63° 59° | 67° 55° | 56° 53° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 30 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | 48 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 21 | — | 12 | 35 | — |
| Storm risk | — | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,312 ft | 14,030 ft | 12,430 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | 0.3 | clear |
| UV | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,383 ft | 58/59° 30 | 56/58° 11 | 59/63° 8 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/59° 30 | 56/58° 11 | 59/63° 8 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/61° 19 | 59/60° 9 | 59/67° 5 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/63° 13 | 60/62° 7 | 57/70° 4 |
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 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET: Mount Magalloway (3,383 ft) is currently 55°F (feels like 53°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 7 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,484–15,026 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Magalloway. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (3,383 ft) reaches about 62°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Magalloway 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 (13,484–15,026 ft) is above the 3,383 ft summit of Mount Magalloway, so the full route should stay above freezing.