Summit forecast for 4,802 ft · Moosilauke · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Moosilauke (4,802 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 54°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,466–14,075 ft. Expect the summit to run about 12°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.2°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Moosilauke.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,802 ft | 51° – 56°F | 23 mph | 51°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 53° – 59°F | 24 mph | 53°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 68°F | 15 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 10,466–14,075 ft
~4.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | sunny | fog | fog | fog | cloudy | ptly cloudy | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 53° | 55° 53° | 53° 50° | 50° 49° | 50° 47° | 47° 45° | 45° 43° | 47° 45° | 46° 45° |
| Chill °F | — | — | 43° | 42° | 40° | 37° | 34° | 36° | 36° |
| Wind mph | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| Gust mph est. | 34 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 42 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,185 ft | 9,635 ft | 8,446 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 15% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 1 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.2 | 9 | 5 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,802 ft | 53/55° 21 | 49/50° 19 | 43/45° 23 |
| 4,100 ft | 55/57° 19 | 51/52° 19 | 45/47° 20 |
| 3,300 ft | 57/60° 15 | 53/55° 19 | 47/51° 18 |
| 2,500 ft | 58/62° 11 | 56/59° 16 | 49/55° 16 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/64° 9 | 57/61° 13 | 51/58° 11 |
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 Moosilauke (4,802 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 54°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,466–14,075 ft. Expect the summit to run about 12°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Moosilauke. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (4,802 ft) reaches about 56°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Moosilauke are forecast to reach 23 mph today, with 24 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,466–14,075 ft) is above the 4,802 ft summit of Mount Moosilauke, so the full route should stay above freezing.