Summit forecast for 4,310 ft · Presidential · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Pierce (Clinton) (4,310 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 46°F) with overcast and SE winds at 12 mph, gusting to 26 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,664–14,173 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.0°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Pierce (Clinton).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,310 ft | 56° – 60°F | 37 mph | 56°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 57° – 60°F | 35 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 67°F | 19 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,664–14,173 ft
~3°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 | fog | cloudy | ptly cloudy | ptly cloudy | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 57° 56° | 58° 56° | 60° 58° | 59° 57° | 60° 57° | 55° 41° | 44° 40° | 56° 46° | 54° 53° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 32° | 30° | 38° | — |
| Wind mph | 27 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | 43 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 29 | 34 | 37 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,656 ft | 13,262 ft | 9,672 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 51% | 59% | 6% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | 8 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | 8 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,310 ft | 56/57° 27 | 57/59° 31 | 40/44° 21 |
| 4,100 ft | 57/57° 27 | 57/59° 30 | 41/45° 19 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/60° 22 | 60/62° 22 | 44/49° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/64° 15 | 63/66° 13 | 46/54° 9 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 13 | 65/68° 12 | 48/56° 8 |
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 Pierce (Clinton) (4,310 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 46°F) with overcast and SE winds at 12 mph, gusting to 26 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,664–14,173 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Pierce (Clinton). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (4,310 ft) reaches about 60°F, with a wind chill as low as 56°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Pierce (Clinton) are forecast to reach 37 mph today, with 35 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,664–14,173 ft) is above the 4,310 ft summit of Mount Pierce (Clinton), so the full route should stay above freezing.