Summit forecast for 3,238 ft · Smarts Mountain · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Smarts Mountain (3,238 ft) is currently 56°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 12 mph, gusting to 28 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,664–14,272 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 Smarts Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,238 ft | 59° – 64°F | 39 mph | 59°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 69°F | 28 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,664–14,272 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 | cloudy | sunny | ptly cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 61° 59° | 64° 59° | 63° 60° | 61° 59° | 63° 61° | 59° 46° | 51° 44° | 62° 54° | 60° 59° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 36° | 34° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 29 | 39 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 19 |
| Gust mph est. | 45 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 38 | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | mod | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,672 ft | 13,313 ft | 9,633 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 17% | 71% | 16% | 38% | 33% |
| Vis mi | clear | 2 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 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 3,238 ft | 59/61° 29 | 59/61° 30 | 44/51° 29 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/64° 26 | 62/65° 22 | 48/55° 21 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 21 | 64/67° 19 | 50/57° 16 |
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: Smarts Mountain (3,238 ft) is currently 56°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 12 mph, gusting to 28 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,664–14,272 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 Smarts Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 69°F while the summit (3,238 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 59°F.
Winds at the summit of Smarts Mountain are forecast to reach 39 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,664–14,272 ft) is above the 3,238 ft summit of Smarts Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.