Summit forecast for 2,557 ft · Franconia · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Mount Pemigewasset (2,557 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 59°F) with overcast and S winds at 5 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,320–15,026 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 3.2°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Pemigewasset.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,557 ft | 51° – 64°F | 17 mph | 51°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 52° – 66°F | 14 mph | 52°F |
Freezing level today: 13,320–15,026 ft
~3.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | drizzle | rain | fog | drizzle | drizzle | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 57° 51° | 64° 59° | 64° 60° | 61° 61° | 65° 62° | 65° 62° | 61° 59° | 70° 61° | 69° 64° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 10 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Gust mph est. | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | 18 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,458 ft | 14,709 ft | 14,564 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 4 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,557 ft | 51/57° 10 | 61/61° 16 | 59/61° 13 |
| 2,500 ft | 51/57° 10 | 61/61° 16 | 59/61° 13 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 52/59° 8 | 62/63° 13 | 61/63° 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 August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: Mount Pemigewasset (2,557 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 59°F) with overcast and S winds at 5 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,320–15,026 ft. Expect the summit to run about 2°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Pemigewasset. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 66°F while the summit (2,557 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Pemigewasset are forecast to reach 17 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,320–15,026 ft) is above the 2,557 ft summit of Mount Pemigewasset, so the full route should stay above freezing.