Summit forecast for 3,980 ft · Sandwich Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Sandwich Dome (3,980 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 49°F) with overcast and S winds at 9 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,927–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°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 Sandwich Dome.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,980 ft | 56° – 61°F | 33 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 68°F | 19 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 12,927–14,239 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 | rain | rain | fog | ptly cloudy | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 57° 56° | 61° 57° | 61° 57° | 59° 57° | 62° 59° | 58° 42° | 47° 42° | 59° 50° | 56° 55° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 32° | 32° | 43° | — |
| Wind mph | 27 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 18 |
| Gust mph est. | 43 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 37 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.5 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,658 ft | 13,309 ft | 9,588 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 67% | 100% | - | 5% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,980 ft | 56/57° 27 | 57/59° 32 | 42/47° 25 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/59° 25 | 59/62° 27 | 45/51° 20 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/62° 19 | 62/66° 17 | 47/55° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/64° 15 | 64/68° 15 | 46/58° 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: Sandwich Dome (3,980 ft) is currently 54°F (feels like 49°F) with overcast and S winds at 9 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,927–14,239 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Sandwich Dome. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (3,980 ft) reaches about 61°F, with a wind chill as low as 56°F.
Winds at the summit of Sandwich Dome are forecast to reach 33 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,927–14,239 ft) is above the 3,980 ft summit of Sandwich Dome, so the full route should stay above freezing.