Summit forecast for 3,710 ft · Nash Stream · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford) (3,710 ft) is currently 55°F (feels like 49°F) with overcast and S winds at 10 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,697–13,911 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 4.0°F per 1,000 ft on Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,710 ft | 58° – 63°F | 38 mph | 58°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 71°F | 23 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 12,697–13,911 ft
~4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | cloudy | rain | drizzle | ptly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 60° 58° | 63° 60° | 61° 58° | 58° 57° | 63° 54° | 53° 41° | 47° 40° | 58° 50° | 56° 55° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 29° | 28° | 43° | — |
| Wind mph | 30 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 19 |
| Gust mph est. | 48 | 61 | 58 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 30 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 2.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,401 ft | 13,125 ft | 8,637 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 70% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 9 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 9 | 9 | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,710 ft | 58/60° 30 | 57/58° 29 | 40/47° 34 |
| 3,300 ft | 59/62° 28 | 59/60° 27 | 42/49° 32 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/66° 20 | 61/63° 18 | 45/53° 28 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61/68° 17 | 63/65° 13 | 46/56° 22 |
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 July 21, 2026: Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford) (3,710 ft) is currently 55°F (feels like 49°F) with overcast and S winds at 10 mph, gusting to 24 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,697–13,911 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 71°F while the summit (3,710 ft) reaches about 63°F, with a wind chill as low as 58°F.
Winds at the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford) are forecast to reach 38 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,697–13,911 ft) is above the 3,710 ft summit of Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford), so the full route should stay above freezing.