Summit forecast for 3,570 ft · Baldface Range · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
South Baldface (3,570 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and SSW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,927–14,009 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 South Baldface.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,570 ft | 57° – 61°F | 29 mph | 57°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 68°F | 22 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,927–14,009 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 | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 58° 57° | 61° 59° | 61° 58° | 62° 61° | 65° 63° | 61° 46° | 48° 45° | 60° 50° | 58° 57° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 39° | 37° | 44° | — |
| Wind mph | 27 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | 43 | 38 | 51 | 43 | 41 | 27 | 32 | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,771 ft | 13,345 ft | 9,830 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 20% | 93% | - | 5% | - |
| Vis mi | clear | 5 | <0.1 | 10 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 6 | 8 | — | 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 3,570 ft | 57/58° 27 | 61/62° 27 | 45/48° 20 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/59° 26 | 62/63° 25 | 46/49° 18 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/62° 21 | 64/67° 17 | 49/53° 14 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/64° 17 | 65/69° 14 | 50/55° 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: South Baldface (3,570 ft) is currently 57°F (feels like 51°F) with overcast and SSW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,927–14,009 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 South Baldface. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (3,570 ft) reaches about 61°F, with a wind chill as low as 57°F.
Winds at the summit of South Baldface are forecast to reach 29 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,927–14,009 ft) is above the 3,570 ft summit of South Baldface, so the full route should stay above freezing.