Summit forecast for 3,610 ft · Baldface Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
North Baldface (3,610 ft) is currently 52°F (feels like 47°F) with clear sky and NNW winds at 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,236–13,353 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.0°F per 1,000 ft on North Baldface.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,610 ft | 51° – 56°F | 25 mph | 51°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 55° – 64°F | 16 mph | 55°F |
Freezing level today: 10,236–13,353 ft
~4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Saturday Aug 15 | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | rain | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 53° 51° | 56° 53° | 55° 53° | 53° 51° | 60° 54° | 59° 57° | 58° 56° | 61° 58° | 60° 58° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 8 |
| Gust mph est. | 28 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 56 | 56 | 30 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,925 ft | 13,762 ft | 14,437 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 2% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | 4 | <0.1 | 9 | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
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| Elevation | Saturday Aug 15 | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,610 ft | 51/53° 18 | 51/53° 7 | 56/58° 35 |
| 3,300 ft | 52/54° 18 | 52/54° 7 | 57/58° 33 |
| 2,500 ft | 54/58° 16 | 55/58° 7 | 59/60° 25 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 55/60° 13 | 57/60° 6 | 60/62° 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 August 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: North Baldface (3,610 ft) is currently 52°F (feels like 47°F) with clear sky and NNW winds at 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,236–13,353 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on North Baldface. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 64°F while the summit (3,610 ft) reaches about 56°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of North Baldface 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 (10,236–13,353 ft) is above the 3,610 ft summit of North Baldface, so the full route should stay above freezing.