Summit forecast for 6,288 ft · Presidential · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Washington (6,288 ft) is currently 46°F (feels like 35°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 17 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,894–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 12°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Dangerous.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 2.8°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Washington.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 6,288 ft | 50° – 56°F | 48 mph | 40°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 57° – 60°F | 36 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 68°F | 20 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,894–14,140 ft
~2.8°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 | fog | fog | cloudy | ptly cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 53° 51° | 55° 52° | 56° 54° | 54° 51° | 51° 49° | 49° 36° | 36° 34° | 46° 37° | 45° 44° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | 40° | 22° | 17° | 26° | 35° |
| Wind mph | 27 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 48 | 24 | 25 |
| Gust mph est. | 43 | 67 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 58 | 67 | 38 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,719 ft | 13,325 ft | 9,672 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 70% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.4 | 4 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 6,288 ft | 51/53° 27 | 51/54° 36 | 34/36° 48 |
| 5,800 ft | 53/54° 28 | 52/55° 36 | 35/37° 42 |
| 5,000 ft | 55/56° 29 | 55/57° 34 | 37/41° 28 |
| 4,100 ft | 57/58° 27 | 57/59° 31 | 41/45° 19 |
| 3,300 ft | 59/61° 23 | 60/62° 22 | 44/49° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/64° 16 | 63/66° 14 | 46/54° 9 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 14 | 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 Washington (6,288 ft) is currently 46°F (feels like 35°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 17 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,894–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 12°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Dangerous.
Temperatures drop roughly 2.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Washington. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (6,288 ft) reaches about 56°F, with a wind chill as low as 40°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Washington are forecast to reach 48 mph today, with 36 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,894–14,140 ft) is above the 6,288 ft summit of Mount Washington, so the full route should stay above freezing.