Summit forecast for 4,802 ft · Moosilauke · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Moosilauke (4,802 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 44°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,730–14,370 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°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 Moosilauke.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,802 ft | 54° – 59°F | 46 mph | 54°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 56° – 61°F | 42 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 67°F | 24 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 12,730–14,370 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 | rain | drizzle | fog | sunny | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 55° | 58° 55° | 59° 56° | 56° 55° | 57° 54° | 53° 40° | 43° 39° | 54° 46° | 53° 52° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 27° | 25° | 38° | — |
| Wind mph | 30 | 46 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 22 | 23 |
| Gust mph est. | 48 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 45 | 57 | 59 | 31 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,821 ft | 13,440 ft | 9,482 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 27% | 98% | 14% | 5% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 9 | 9 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 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 4,802 ft | 55/55° 30 | 55/56° 35 | 39/43° 42 |
| 4,100 ft | 57/57° 30 | 57/58° 32 | 41/46° 30 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/59° 25 | 59/61° 26 | 44/50° 19 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/63° 18 | 62/65° 17 | 47/54° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/65° 16 | 63/67° 15 | 47/57° 14 |
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 Moosilauke (4,802 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 44°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,730–14,370 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Dangerous.
Temperatures drop roughly 2.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Moosilauke. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (4,802 ft) reaches about 59°F, with a wind chill as low as 54°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Moosilauke are forecast to reach 46 mph today, with 42 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,730–14,370 ft) is above the 4,802 ft summit of Mount Moosilauke, so the full route should stay above freezing.