Summit forecast for 3,198 ft · Sandwich Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 22, 2026
Mount Paugus (3,198 ft) is currently 60°F (feels like 60°F) with overcast and SSW winds at 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,664–13,780 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 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Paugus.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,198 ft | 53° – 69°F | 32 mph | 53°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 58° – 74°F | 23 mph | 58°F |
Freezing level today: 12,664–13,780 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Jul 22 | Tomorrow Jul 23 | Friday Jul 24 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 64° 61° | 69° 63° | 61° 50° | 53° 51° | 60° 55° | 60° 59° | 61° 59° | 67° 63° | 64° 59° |
| Chill °F | — | — | 42° | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 18 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Gust mph est. | 29 | 35 | 51 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | high | high | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,197 ft | 10,833 ft | 11,086 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 47% | - | - | 3% | 5% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | <0.1 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 22 | Tomorrow Jul 23 | Friday Jul 24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,198 ft | 61/64° 18 | 51/53° 21 | 59/61° 6 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/67° 14 | 52/56° 18 | 62/64° 6 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/69° 12 | 53/58° 16 | 63/67° 6 |
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 22, 2026: Mount Paugus (3,198 ft) is currently 60°F (feels like 60°F) with overcast and SSW winds at 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,664–13,780 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Paugus. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 74°F while the summit (3,198 ft) reaches about 69°F, with a wind chill as low as 53°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Paugus 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 (12,664–13,780 ft) is above the 3,198 ft summit of Mount Paugus, so the full route should stay above freezing.