Summit forecast for 3,238 ft · Smarts Mountain · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Smarts Mountain (3,238 ft) is currently 65°F (feels like 61°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,696–14,370 ft. Expect the summit to run about 6°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.4°F per 1,000 ft on Smarts Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,238 ft | 57° – 63°F | 22 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60° – 69°F | 18 mph | 60°F |
Freezing level today: 10,696–14,370 ft
~4.4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | cloudy | fog | fog | drizzle | sunny | sunny | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 60° 57° | 63° 60° | 60° 54° | 55° 53° | 57° 53° | 53° 49° | 50° 48° | 55° 52° | 52° 51° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 44° | 41° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Gust mph est. | 26 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,489 ft | 9,506 ft | 8,473 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 48% | 75% | 100% | 99% |
| Vis mi | 1 | clear | 0.6 | <0.1 | 9 | 9 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 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 3,238 ft | 57/60° 16 | 53/55° 22 | 48/50° 22 |
| 2,500 ft | 59/62° 12 | 56/58° 21 | 49/54° 21 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 60/63° 10 | 57/60° 17 | 51/56° 20 |
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: Smarts Mountain (3,238 ft) is currently 65°F (feels like 61°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,696–14,370 ft. Expect the summit to run about 6°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.4°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 63°F, with a wind chill as low as 57°F.
Winds at the summit of Smarts Mountain are forecast to reach 22 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,696–14,370 ft) is above the 3,238 ft summit of Smarts Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.