Summit forecast for 1,786 ft · Belknap Range · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Major (1,786 ft) is currently 74°F (feels like 72°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 9 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,564–14,173 ft. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.2°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Major.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 1,786 ft | 63° – 71°F | 21 mph | 63°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63° – 70°F | 21 mph | 63°F |
Freezing level today: 10,564–14,173 ft
~4.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | sunny | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | ptly cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 66° 63° | 71° 67° | 68° 61° | 61° 57° | 59° 57° | 57° 52° | 57° 52° | 64° 60° | 59° 57° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 12 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 21 |
| Gust mph est. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,245 ft | 9,750 ft | 8,237 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 8% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 69% | 84% | 74% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | clear | 9 | 6 | clear | 7 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 1,786 ft | 63/66° 12 | 57/61° 14 | 52/57° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/65° 12 | 57/60° 14 | 52/56° 17 |
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 Major (1,786 ft) is currently 74°F (feels like 72°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 9 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,564–14,173 ft. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Major. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 70°F while the summit (1,786 ft) reaches about 71°F, with a wind chill as low as 63°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Major are forecast to reach 21 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,564–14,173 ft) is above the 1,786 ft summit of Mount Major, so the full route should stay above freezing.