Summit forecast for 2,557 ft · Franconia · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Pemigewasset (2,557 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 4 mph, gusting to 12 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,861–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 2°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 2.8°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Pemigewasset.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,557 ft | 59° – 66°F | 28 mph | 59°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 68°F | 23 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 12,861–14,239 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 | drizzle | rain | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 63° 59° | 66° 62° | 65° 62° | 65° 62° | 68° 65° | 63° 48° | 54° 47° | 66° 57° | 63° 61° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 42° | 40° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 18 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | 26 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 27 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,722 ft | 13,164 ft | 9,482 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 8% | 100% | 24% | 5% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 7 | <0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 8 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,557 ft | 59/63° 18 | 62/65° 17 | 47/54° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 59/63° 18 | 62/65° 16 | 47/54° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/65° 16 | 63/67° 14 | 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 Pemigewasset (2,557 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 4 mph, gusting to 12 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,861–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 2°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 2.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Pemigewasset. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (2,557 ft) reaches about 66°F, with a wind chill as low as 59°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Pemigewasset are forecast to reach 28 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,861–14,239 ft) is above the 2,557 ft summit of Mount Pemigewasset, so the full route should stay above freezing.