Summit forecast for 2,965 ft · Kilkenny · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Rogers Ledge (2,965 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 61°F) with mainly clear and WNW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,138–13,255 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°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 Rogers Ledge.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,965 ft | 57° – 63°F | 20 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 67°F | 16 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 10,138–13,255 ft
~4°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 | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 60° 58° | 63° 61° | 59° 55° | 55° 54° | 54° 53° | 52° 48° | 52° 47° | 56° 53° | 53° 50° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 41° | 40° | — | 45° |
| Wind mph | 13 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 15 |
| Gust mph est. | 21 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 24 | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 10,952 ft | 9,384 ft | 8,091 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 11% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8 | clear | 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 2,965 ft | 58/60° 13 | 54/55° 12 | 47/52° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 59/62° 11 | 56/57° 10 | 49/54° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/64° 10 | 57/59° 9 | 50/56° 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: Rogers Ledge (2,965 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 61°F) with mainly clear and WNW winds at 13 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,138–13,255 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.0°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 57°F.
Winds at the summit of Rogers Ledge are forecast to reach 20 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,138–13,255 ft) is above the 2,965 ft summit of Rogers Ledge, so the full route should stay above freezing.