Summit forecast for 3,735 ft · Carter-Moriah Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET
Shelburne Moriah Mountain (3,735 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 54°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,911–15,190 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°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 Shelburne Moriah Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,735 ft | 58° – 64°F | 30 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63° – 72°F | 14 mph | 63°F |
Freezing level today: 13,911–15,190 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | rain | drizzle | fog | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 60° 58° | 64° 60° | 62° 58° | 58° 56° | 58° 56° | 59° 58° | 61° 58° | 67° 62° | 62° 58° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 25 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
| Gust mph est. | 40 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | high | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,437 ft | 14,401 ft | 12,892 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 8 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 0 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | Wednesday Aug 19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,735 ft | 58/60° 25 | 56/58° 12 | 58/61° 6 |
| 3,300 ft | 59/62° 22 | 58/59° 12 | 60/63° 4 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/64° 15 | 60/61° 11 | 62/67° 3 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/66° 11 | 62/63° 9 | 61/69° 3 |
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 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET: Shelburne Moriah Mountain (3,735 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 54°F) with overcast and S winds at 11 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,911–15,190 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Shelburne Moriah Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 72°F while the summit (3,735 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°F.
Winds at the summit of Shelburne Moriah Mountain are forecast to reach 30 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,911–15,190 ft) is above the 3,735 ft summit of Shelburne Moriah Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.