Summit forecast for 2,900 ft · Stinson · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Stinson Mountain (2,900 ft) is currently 62°F (feels like 59°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 8 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,353–15,387 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Stinson Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,900 ft | 51° – 64°F | 23 mph | 51°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 52° – 68°F | 17 mph | 52°F |
Freezing level today: 13,353–15,387 ft
~3.6°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | fog | fog | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 52° | 64° 57° | 64° 60° | 60° 59° | 63° 60° | 63° 61° | 62° 61° | 68° 62° | 68° 64° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 13 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Gust mph est. | 21 | 21 | 35 | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,635 ft | 14,713 ft | 14,645 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 11% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,900 ft | 52/55° 13 | 59/60° 26 | 61/62° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 53/56° 11 | 60/61° 23 | 62/63° 15 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 52/58° 9 | 61/62° 18 | 63/65° 14 |
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 8:20 PM ET: Stinson Mountain (2,900 ft) is currently 62°F (feels like 59°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 8 mph, gusting to 13 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,353–15,387 ft. Expect the summit to run about 4°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Stinson Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (2,900 ft) reaches about 64°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of Stinson Mountain are forecast to reach 23 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,353–15,387 ft) is above the 2,900 ft summit of Stinson Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.