Summit forecast for 2,990 ft · Ossipee Range · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Mount Shaw (2,990 ft) is currently 68°F (feels like 65°F) with mainly clear and NW winds at 8 mph, gusting to 12 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,302–13,747 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.4°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Shaw.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,990 ft | 60° – 66°F | 22 mph | 60°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63° – 70°F | 19 mph | 63°F |
Freezing level today: 10,302–13,747 ft
~4.4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | ptly cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 63° 60° | 66° 63° | 62° 57° | 57° 54° | 55° 53° | 53° 48° | 53° 49° | 59° 55° | 54° 53° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 40° | 43° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 13 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| Gust mph est. | 19 | — | — | 26 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,480 ft | 9,674 ft | 8,204 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 74% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 69% | 100% | 14% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | clear | 8 | 8 | clear | 9 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,990 ft | 60/63° 13 | 54/57° 19 | 49/53° 16 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/64° 12 | 56/59° 18 | 51/55° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/66° 10 | 58/61° 16 | 52/57° 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 September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET: Mount Shaw (2,990 ft) is currently 68°F (feels like 65°F) with mainly clear and NW winds at 8 mph, gusting to 12 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,302–13,747 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Shaw. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 70°F while the summit (2,990 ft) reaches about 66°F, with a wind chill as low as 60°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Shaw are forecast to reach 22 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,302–13,747 ft) is above the 2,990 ft summit of Mount Shaw, so the full route should stay above freezing.