Summit forecast for 3,570 ft · Baldface Range · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
South Baldface (3,570 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 61°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,171–13,451 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on South Baldface.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,570 ft | 56° – 61°F | 24 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 68°F | 16 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 10,171–13,451 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | sunny | cloudy | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 60° 59° | 61° 60° | 58° 54° | 53° 51° | 51° 50° | 50° 46° | 49° 46° | 55° 51° | 51° 51° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | 43° | 37° | 38° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 17 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Gust mph est. | 27 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 34 | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 10,874 ft | 9,540 ft | 8,123 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 20% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.4 | clear | 9 | 0.1 | 8 | 10 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,570 ft | 59/60° 17 | 51/53° 17 | 46/49° 23 |
| 3,300 ft | 60/61° 17 | 52/54° 17 | 47/50° 23 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/64° 12 | 54/57° 14 | 50/54° 22 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/66° 9 | 56/59° 12 | 52/56° 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: South Baldface (3,570 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 61°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,171–13,451 ft. Expect the summit to run about 7°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°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 56°F.
Winds at the summit of South Baldface are forecast to reach 24 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,171–13,451 ft) is above the 3,570 ft summit of South Baldface, so the full route should stay above freezing.