Summit forecast for 3,710 ft · Nash Stream · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford) (3,710 ft) is currently 56°F (feels like 53°F) with overcast and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,730–14,469 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 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 3,710 ft | 51° – 59°F | 31 mph | 51°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 50° – 67°F | 14 mph | 45°F |
Freezing level today: 12,730–14,469 ft
~3.8°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 | rain | rain | rain | rain | drizzle | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 52° 51° | 59° 53° | 59° 57° | 59° 57° | 63° 59° | 61° 57° | 57° 54° | 62° 55° | 60° 58° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 13 | 14 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
| Gust mph est. | 21 | 22 | 56 | 46 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 18 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,801 ft | 14,292 ft | 14,268 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1 | 8 | clear | clear |
| UV | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 3,710 ft | 51/52° 13 | 57/59° 29 | 54/57° 16 |
| 3,300 ft | 51/53° 11 | 58/60° 27 | 55/58° 18 |
| 2,500 ft | 51/56° 9 | 60/62° 19 | 58/60° 14 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 50/58° 6 | 61/64° 14 | 60/61° 11 |
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: Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford) (3,710 ft) is currently 56°F (feels like 53°F) with overcast and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 14 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,730–14,469 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (3,710 ft) reaches about 59°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford) are forecast to reach 31 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,730–14,469 ft) is above the 3,710 ft summit of Sugarloaf Mountain (Stratford), so the full route should stay above freezing.