Summit forecast for 2,965 ft · Kilkenny · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Rogers Ledge (2,965 ft) is currently 59°F (feels like 57°F) with partly cloudy and SSE winds at 6 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,959–14,534 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on Rogers Ledge.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,965 ft | 51° – 63°F | 23 mph | 51°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 50° – 67°F | 14 mph | 45°F |
Freezing level today: 12,959–14,534 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 51° | 63° 57° | 62° 60° | 61° 60° | 67° 61° | 65° 60° | 60° 57° | 68° 58° | 66° 61° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 9 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Gust mph est. | 14 | 19 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 16 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,910 ft | 14,361 ft | 14,387 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 99% | 86% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | 4 | 3 | 8 | <0.1 | 0.1 | clear | clear |
| UV | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,965 ft | 51/55° 9 | 60/61° 23 | 57/60° 14 |
| 2,500 ft | 51/57° 8 | 61/63° 18 | 59/61° 12 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 50/59° 5 | 62/65° 13 | 61/63° 9 |
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 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: Rogers Ledge (2,965 ft) is currently 59°F (feels like 57°F) with partly cloudy and SSE winds at 6 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,959–14,534 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Rogers Ledge. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (2,965 ft) reaches about 63°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of Rogers Ledge are forecast to reach 23 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,959–14,534 ft) is above the 2,965 ft summit of Rogers Ledge, so the full route should stay above freezing.