Summit forecast for 2,865 ft · Willey Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Mount Willard (2,865 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with overcast and ESE winds at 7 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,189–15,157 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 Willard.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,865 ft | 52° – 62°F | 16 mph | 52°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53° – 66°F | 10 mph | 53°F |
Freezing level today: 13,189–15,157 ft
~3.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | fog | fog | fog | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 52° | 62° 57° | 62° 60° | 61° 60° | 66° 62° | 64° 62° | 61° 59° | 68° 59° | 64° 60° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 9 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Gust mph est. | 14 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 19 | — | 18 | 16 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,226 ft | 14,517 ft | 14,502 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 29% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.4 | 10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 4 | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,865 ft | 52/56° 9 | 60/61° 16 | 59/61° 11 |
| 2,500 ft | 52/58° 8 | 61/62° 13 | 60/62° 10 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53/60° 7 | 62/64° 11 | 62/64° 9 |
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 August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: Mount Willard (2,865 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with overcast and ESE winds at 7 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,189–15,157 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 Willard. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 66°F while the summit (2,865 ft) reaches about 62°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Willard are forecast to reach 16 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,189–15,157 ft) is above the 2,865 ft summit of Mount Willard, so the full route should stay above freezing.