Summit forecast for 3,258 ft · Cherry-Dartmouth · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Owls Head (Carroll) (3,258 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and S winds at 12 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,894–14,009 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°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 Owls Head (Carroll).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,258 ft | 60° – 64°F | 41 mph | 60°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63° – 69°F | 25 mph | 63°F |
Freezing level today: 12,894–14,009 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 | cloudy | rain | cloudy | ptly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | ptly cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 62° 60° | 63° 62° | 64° 60° | 62° 59° | 65° 61° | 58° 44° | 50° 43° | 61° 52° | 58° 57° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 37° | 34° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 26 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | 42 | 57 | 53 | 46 | 42 | 23 | 34 | 34 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,596 ft | 13,185 ft | 9,024 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 79% | 100% | 100% | 58% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | clear | 2 | 8 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,258 ft | 60/62° 26 | 59/62° 29 | 43/50° 21 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/65° 20 | 63/65° 21 | 46/54° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/67° 17 | 64/67° 16 | 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: Owls Head (Carroll) (3,258 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and S winds at 12 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,894–14,009 ft. Expect the summit to run about 5°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Owls Head (Carroll). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 69°F while the summit (3,258 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 60°F.
Winds at the summit of Owls Head (Carroll) are forecast to reach 41 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,894–14,009 ft) is above the 3,258 ft summit of Owls Head (Carroll), so the full route should stay above freezing.