Summit forecast for 3,430 ft · Nash Stream · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
North Percy Peak (3,430 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 59°F) with clear sky and WNW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,171–13,091 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.2°F per 1,000 ft on North Percy Peak.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,430 ft | 55° – 60°F | 22 mph | 55°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 67°F | 17 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 10,171–13,091 ft
~4.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | fog | fog | rain | drizzle | ptly cloudy | cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 59° 57° | 60° 59° | 58° 54° | 53° 53° | 52° 51° | 51° 47° | 48° 46° | 51° 49° | 52° 50° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 39° | 38° | 42° | 44° |
| Wind mph | 15 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Gust mph est. | 24 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 31 | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 10,978 ft | 9,362 ft | 8,217 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 95% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 81% | 100% | 21% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | 10 | <0.1 | 0.6 | <0.1 | 8 | 9 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,430 ft | 57/59° 15 | 53/53° 13 | 46/48° 21 |
| 3,300 ft | 57/59° 15 | 53/53° 13 | 46/49° 20 |
| 2,500 ft | 59/62° 12 | 56/56° 11 | 48/53° 16 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/64° 10 | 57/58° 9 | 49/56° 13 |
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 September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET: North Percy Peak (3,430 ft) is currently 61°F (feels like 59°F) with clear sky and WNW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,171–13,091 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on North Percy Peak. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (3,430 ft) reaches about 60°F, with a wind chill as low as 55°F.
Winds at the summit of North Percy Peak are forecast to reach 22 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,171–13,091 ft) is above the 3,430 ft summit of North Percy Peak, so the full route should stay above freezing.