Summit forecast for 2,865 ft · Willey Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Mount Willard (2,865 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 54°F) with partly cloudy and SE winds at 9 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,828–14,206 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.0°F per 1,000 ft on Mount Willard.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,865 ft | 59° – 64°F | 25 mph | 59°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 67°F | 18 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 12,828–14,206 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 | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | ptly cloudy | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 62° 59° | 64° 62° | 63° 61° | 64° 62° | 67° 64° | 62° 45° | 52° 45° | 63° 55° | 59° 58° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 39° | 37° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 18 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 9 |
| Gust mph est. | 29 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 30 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,592 ft | 13,068 ft | 9,024 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 38% | 98% | 59% | 6% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 1 | <0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | 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 2,865 ft | 59/62° 18 | 62/64° 18 | 45/52° 18 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/64° 15 | 63/66° 14 | 46/54° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/66° 13 | 64/68° 12 | 48/56° 12 |
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 Willard (2,865 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 54°F) with partly cloudy and SE winds at 9 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,828–14,206 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Mount Willard. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (2,865 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 59°F.
Winds at the summit of Mount Willard are forecast to reach 25 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,828–14,206 ft) is above the 2,865 ft summit of Mount Willard, so the full route should stay above freezing.