Feels like 46°F
Recent Precipitation
Rain: 0.33" (24h) · 0.41" (48h)
Best Hiking Window
Early Tuesday morning is the only viable window in the next 48 hours — conditions are clear and winds manageable before midday, but deterioration is expected in the afternoon with thunderstorms and increasing winds. Hikers must be off exposed terrain and descending by late morning. Wednesday is not recommended — heavy rain, gusty winds, and potential thunderstorms create dangerous conditions on the exposed Presidential Ridge.
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.
Summit-level conditions by time of day at 6,288' elevation
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Today Jul 28 | Tomorrow Jul 29 | Thursday Jul 30 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | sunny | drizzle | drizzle | rain | rain | rain | rain | rain | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 54° 53° | 54° 53° | 54° 52° | 51° 49° | 51° 49° | 52° 46° | 47° 45° | 47° 46° | 49° 47° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | 39° | 40° | 35° | 38° | 38° | 39° |
| Wind mph | 22 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Gust mph est. | 35 | 40 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 56 | 27 | 34 | 31 |
| Storm risk | mod | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | - |
| Freezing ft | 12,281 ft | 13,193 ft | 11,944 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 26% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 8 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | clear | 1 | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 28 | Tomorrow Jul 29 | Thursday Jul 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 6,288 ft | 53/54° 22 | 49/51° 40 | 45/47° 17 |
| 5,800 ft | 55/56° 23 | 51/52° 39 | 47/48° 15 |
| 5,000 ft | 57/59° 22 | 53/55° 37 | 50/51° 13 |
| 4,100 ft | 60/62° 20 | 56/57° 34 | 52/53° 9 |
| 3,300 ft | 63/64° 17 | 58/60° 28 | 54/55° 6 |
| 2,500 ft | 66/67° 13 | 61/62° 20 | 53/56° 3 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 67/69° 12 | 63/64° 17 | 55/57° 3 |
4 more days of forecast — plan around the weather window, not just tomorrow.
Presidential Traverse
Distance
19.4 mi
Elevation Gain
8,301 ft
Duration
11-17 hours
Trailhead
Appalachia Trailhead
The Presi Traverse is 19.4 miles point to point, starting at Appalachia Trailhead. At AMC book time — half the distance in hours plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing — that works out to roughly 11-17 hours. Most parties take longer than book time on rough or above-treeline terrain, in winter, or with a heavy pack.
The Presi Traverse climbs about 8,301 ft over 19.4 miles — an average of roughly 428 ft of gain per mile. That figure is cumulative ascent across the whole point-to-point, not the difference between the trailhead and the high point.
HikerNerd rates the Presi Traverse Very Difficult, scored with the Shenandoah difficulty formula — √(elevation gain × 2 × distance) — applied to its 19.4 miles and 8,301 ft of gain. The score measures physical effort only. Above-treeline exposure, water crossings, and winter conditions can make a moderate-rated route the hardest day of your year, so check current conditions before committing.
The Presi Traverse summits 7 named peaks: Mount Washington, Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, Mount Monroe, Mount Madison, Mount Eisenhower, Mount Pierce (Clinton).
The Presi Traverse starts at Appalachia Trailhead and finishes at Crawford Notch, so it needs a car spot or shuttle. Check the trail alerts on this page before you drive — trailhead access and parking in the White Mountains change with closures and construction.
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