Summit forecast for 2,734 ft · Welch-Dickey · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Welch-Dickey (2,734 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 64°F) with clear sky and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,287–15,486 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 Welch-Dickey.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,734 ft | 51° – 66°F | 18 mph | 51°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53° – 69°F | 13 mph | 53°F |
Freezing level today: 13,287–15,486 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 | drizzle | rain | fog | drizzle | drizzle | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 52° | 66° 58° | 65° 58° | 58° 57° | 61° 58° | 63° 62° | 64° 60° | 68° 67° | 66° 62° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 10 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Gust mph est. | 16 | 19 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 18 | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,580 ft | 14,570 ft | 14,430 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 8% | 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 | 1 | — | 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 2,734 ft | 52/56° 10 | 57/58° 22 | 60/64° 11 |
| 2,500 ft | 52/57° 8 | 58/59° 20 | 61/65° 11 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53/59° 7 | 59/60° 16 | 62/67° 9 |
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 1:20 PM ET: Welch-Dickey (2,734 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 64°F) with clear sky and S winds at 8 mph, gusting to 10 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,287–15,486 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 Welch-Dickey. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 69°F while the summit (2,734 ft) reaches about 66°F, with a wind chill as low as 51°F.
Winds at the summit of Welch-Dickey are forecast to reach 18 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,287–15,486 ft) is above the 2,734 ft summit of Welch-Dickey, so the full route should stay above freezing.