Summit forecast for 2,990 ft · Ossipee Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Shaw (2,990 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 55°F) with partly cloudy and SSW winds at 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,058–14,370 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°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 Shaw.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,990 ft | 60° – 66°F | 30 mph | 60°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 70°F | 25 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 13,058–14,370 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 | cloudy | drizzle | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 61° 60° | 66° 61° | 64° 61° | 64° 61° | 67° 65° | 64° 48° | 53° 47° | 64° 54° | 63° 59° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 40° | 38° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | — | — | — | 39 | — | 33 | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,914 ft | 13,525 ft | 9,901 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | - | 5% | 9% |
| Vis mi | clear | 2 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 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 2,990 ft | 60/61° 26 | 61/64° 29 | 47/53° 27 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/62° 25 | 63/66° 25 | 49/55° 23 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/64° 23 | 64/68° 21 | 51/57° 20 |
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 Shaw (2,990 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 55°F) with partly cloudy and SSW winds at 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,058–14,370 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.2°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 30 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,058–14,370 ft) is above the 2,990 ft summit of Mount Shaw, so the full route should stay above freezing.