Summit forecast for 2,212 ft · Squam Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Percival (2,212 ft) is currently 60°F (feels like 57°F) with overcast and SE winds at 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,828–14,239 ft. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.2°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Percival.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,212 ft | 60° – 69°F | 23 mph | 60°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 69°F | 22 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 12,828–14,239 ft
~3.2°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 | rain | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 63° 60° | 69° 64° | 65° 63° | 67° 63° | 70° 67° | 66° 50° | 55° 49° | 67° 58° | 66° 62° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 43° | 42° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 13 |
| Gust mph est. | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,678 ft | 13,162 ft | 9,880 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 42% | 99% | - | 6% | 14% |
| Vis mi | clear | 2 | <0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 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 2,212 ft | 60/63° 19 | 63/67° 19 | 49/55° 24 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/64° 17 | 64/68° 18 | 50/56° 22 |
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 Percival (2,212 ft) is currently 60°F (feels like 57°F) with overcast and SE winds at 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,828–14,239 ft. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Percival. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 69°F while the summit (2,212 ft) reaches about 69°F, with a wind chill as low as 60°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Percival are forecast to reach 23 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,828–14,239 ft) is above the 2,212 ft summit of Mount Percival, so the full route should stay above freezing.