Summit forecast for 3,258 ft · Cherry-Dartmouth · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Owls Head (Carroll) (3,258 ft) is currently 63°F (feels like 62°F) with mainly clear and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 9,843–13,747 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°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 Owls Head (Carroll).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,258 ft | 56° – 62°F | 19 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 59° – 67°F | 14 mph | 59°F |
Freezing level today: 9,843–13,747 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 | ptly cloudy | fog | fog | rain | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 58° 56° | 62° 60° | 59° 53° | 54° 53° | 53° 52° | 51° 47° | 51° 46° | 54° 51° | 51° 49° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 39° | 39° | — | 44° |
| Wind mph | 11 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 11 |
| Gust mph est. | 18 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 32 | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,190 ft | 9,530 ft | 8,108 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 55% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 100% | 65% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 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 3,258 ft | 56/58° 11 | 53/54° 13 | 46/51° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 58/61° 8 | 55/58° 9 | 48/55° 11 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 59/63° 7 | 57/60° 8 | 50/57° 10 |
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: Owls Head (Carroll) (3,258 ft) is currently 63°F (feels like 62°F) with mainly clear and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Today's freezing level is 9,843–13,747 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Owls Head (Carroll). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (3,258 ft) reaches about 62°F, with a wind chill as low as 56°F.
Winds at the summit of Owls Head (Carroll) are forecast to reach 19 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (9,843–13,747 ft) is above the 3,258 ft summit of Owls Head (Carroll), so the full route should stay above freezing.