Summit forecast for 2,734 ft · Welch-Dickey · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Welch-Dickey (2,734 ft) is currently 66°F (feels like 66°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,892–13,944 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 4.0°F per 1,000 ft on Welch-Dickey.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 2,734 ft | 59° – 66°F | 20 mph | 59°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 69°F | 16 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 10,892–13,944 ft
~4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | ptly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | drizzle | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 63° 59° | 66° 63° | 62° 56° | 58° 56° | 58° 54° | 54° 50° | 55° 50° | 58° 54° | 53° 52° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 44° | 45° | — | — |
| Wind mph | 13 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 11 |
| Gust mph est. | 21 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 15 |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,800 ft | 9,487 ft | 8,330 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 78% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 70% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 1 | clear | 10 | 10 | 5 | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 2,734 ft | 59/63° 13 | 56/58° 15 | 50/55° 14 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/64° 12 | 57/59° 14 | 51/56° 13 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/66° 10 | 59/61° 11 | 52/58° 10 |
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 September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET: Welch-Dickey (2,734 ft) is currently 66°F (feels like 66°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 11 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,892–13,944 ft. Expect the summit to run about 3°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 4.0°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 59°F.
Winds at the summit of Welch-Dickey are forecast to reach 20 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,892–13,944 ft) is above the 2,734 ft summit of Welch-Dickey, so the full route should stay above freezing.