Summit forecast for 2,770 ft · Moat Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
South Moat Mountain (2,770 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 53°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 8 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,466–13,419 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.2°F per 1,000 ft on South Moat Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,770 ft | 55° – 61°F | 20 mph | 55°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 57° – 64°F | 16 mph | 57°F |
Freezing level today: 10,466–13,419 ft
~4.2°F drop per 1,000ft
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Saturday Aug 15 | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain | rain | drizzle | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 57° 55° | 61° 58° | 59° 57° | 57° 54° | 65° 58° | 64° 58° | 58° 57° | 63° 59° | 63° 60° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 5 |
| Gust mph est. | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 37 | 25 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,175 ft | 14,122 ft | 14,639 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | 0.2 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
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| Elevation | Saturday Aug 15 | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,770 ft | 55/57° 15 | 54/57° 7 | 57/58° 31 |
| 2,500 ft | 56/58° 15 | 55/58° 8 | 58/59° 29 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 57/60° 13 | 57/60° 7 | 60/60° 24 |
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 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: South Moat Mountain (2,770 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 53°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 8 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,466–13,419 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.2°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on South Moat Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 64°F while the summit (2,770 ft) reaches about 61°F, with a wind chill as low as 55°F.
Winds at the summit of South Moat Mountain are forecast to reach 20 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,466–13,419 ft) is above the 2,770 ft summit of South Moat Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.