Summit forecast for 1,894 ft · Belknap Range · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
West Quarry Mountain (1,894 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 62°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,386–15,387 ft. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.8°F per 1,000 ft on West Quarry Mountain.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 1,894 ft | 55° – 68°F | 28 mph | 55°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 55° – 67°F | 28 mph | 55°F |
Freezing level today: 13,386–15,387 ft
~3.8°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
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| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | ptly cloudy | drizzle | drizzle | fog | fog | cloudy | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 58° 56° | 68° 61° | 66° 62° | 61° 60° | 65° 60° | 65° 63° | 64° 63° | 74° 66° | 71° 64° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 6 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Gust mph est. | 10 | — | — | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,668 ft | 14,779 ft | 14,892 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 14% | 74% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 10 | clear | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 1,894 ft | 56/58° 6 | 60/61° 30 | 63/64° 10 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 56/58° 7 | 60/61° 31 | 63/64° 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 August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: West Quarry Mountain (1,894 ft) is currently 64°F (feels like 62°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,386–15,387 ft. Trail conditions are rated Good.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.8°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on West Quarry Mountain. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (1,894 ft) reaches about 68°F, with a wind chill as low as 55°F.
Winds at the summit of West Quarry Mountain are forecast to reach 28 mph today. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,386–15,387 ft) is above the 1,894 ft summit of West Quarry Mountain, so the full route should stay above freezing.