Summit forecast for 3,463 ft · Montalban Ridge · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 3:20 AM ET
Stairs Mountain (3,463 ft) is currently 47°F (feels like 41°F) with clear sky and NNW winds at 5 mph, gusting to 7 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,123–14,829 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 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Stairs Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,463 ft | 52° – 61°F | 19 mph | 52°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56° – 67°F | 11 mph | 56°F |
Freezing level today: 13,123–14,829 ft
~3.6°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | fog | drizzle | drizzle | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 54° 52° | 61° 55° | 61° 57° | 59° 57° | 62° 59° | 61° 59° | 59° 59° | 61° 59° | 60° 58° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 11 | 16 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Gust mph est. | 18 | 26 | 53 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,000 ft | 14,156 ft | 14,372 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | clear | clear | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,463 ft | 52/54° 11 | 57/59° 31 | 59/59° 3 |
| 3,300 ft | 52/54° 11 | 57/59° 30 | 59/59° 3 |
| 2,500 ft | 55/58° 8 | 60/61° 19 | 61/61° 2 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56/60° 7 | 61/63° 15 | 62/63° 2 |
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 16, 2026 at 3:20 AM ET: Stairs Mountain (3,463 ft) is currently 47°F (feels like 41°F) with clear sky and NNW winds at 5 mph, gusting to 7 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,123–14,829 ft. Expect the summit to run about 6°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Stairs Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (3,463 ft) reaches about 61°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Stairs Mountain are forecast to reach 19 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,123–14,829 ft) is above the 3,463 ft summit of Stairs Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.