Summit forecast for 2,770 ft · Moat Range · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
South Moat Mountain (2,770 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with clear sky and W winds at 4 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,466–13,648 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 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on South Moat Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,770 ft | 59° – 64°F | 21 mph | 59°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 67°F | 16 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 10,466–13,648 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 63° 61° | 64° 62° | 61° 58° | 57° 55° | 58° 53° | 55° 50° | 53° 50° | 59° 54° | 55° 54° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 43° | 44° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 14 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
| Gust mph est. | 22 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | 28 | 24 | — |
| Storm risk | mod | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,838 ft | 9,567 ft | 8,047 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 19% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 91% | 12% |
| Vis mi | 0.4 | clear | clear | 9 | 8 | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
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| Elevation | Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,770 ft | 61/63° 14 | 55/57° 11 | 50/53° 18 |
| 2,500 ft | 62/64° 13 | 56/58° 10 | 51/54° 17 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 63/66° 10 | 58/60° 9 | 53/56° 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 September 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: South Moat Mountain (2,770 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 56°F) with clear sky and W winds at 4 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,466–13,648 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on South Moat Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (2,770 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 59°F.
Winds at the summit of South Moat Mountain are forecast to reach 21 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,466–13,648 ft) is above the 2,770 ft summit of South Moat Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.