Carter Notch Hut weather

3,288 ft · Carters, Wildcats & Baldfaces · AMC hut

Self-service until May 30, 2027

Today at the hut

Fog, hiking hours (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.) at 3,288 ft.

High / low

28° / 23°

Wind

34 mph, gusts 54

Wind chill

4°

Rain or snow

Read from the Wildcat Mountain (A Peak) forecast 0.3 mi away at the hut's own elevation, updated Oct 17, 3:02 AM ET.

3-day forecast at 3,288 ft

Today Oct 17Freezing level 1,288 ft

fog

NW 34, gusts 54 mph

28° / 23°feels 4°

cloudy

NW 32, gusts 51 mph

23° / 23°feels 5°

night

mostly clear

WNW 28, gusts 45 mph

29° / 23°feels 6°

Tomorrow Oct 18Freezing level 8,088 ft

cloudy

WNW 25, gusts 40 mph

33° / 29°feels 15°

cloudy

WSW 16, gusts 26 mph

40° / 35°feels 25°

night

clear

SW 7 mph

43° / 40°feels 35°

Monday Oct 19Freezing level 12,026 ft

sunny

WSW 3 mph

46° / 43°

cloudy

N 6 mph

48° / 46°

night

cloudy

N 12, gusts 19 mph

49° / 47°feels 42°

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	Today Oct 17			Tomorrow Oct 18			Monday Oct 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night
Temperature & Wind
Weather	fog	cloudy	mostly clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	sunny	cloudy	cloudy
Temp °F hi / lo	28° 23°	23° 23°	29° 23°	33° 29°	40° 35°	43° 40°	46° 43°	48° 46°	49° 47°
Chill °F	4°	5°	6°	15°	25°	35°	42°	43°	42°
Wind mph	34 NW	32 NW	28 WNW	25 WNW	16 WSW	7 SW	3 WSW	6 N	12 N
Gust mph est.	54	51	45	40	26	—	—	—	19
Precipitation
Precip in (rain/snow)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chance of precip	6%	2%	-	-	1%	-	-	-	-
Freezing ft	1,288 ft			8,088 ft			12,026 ft
Conditions
Cloud cover	100%	100%	62%	100%	100%	5%	-	100%	100%
Vis mi	0.1	9	9	8	8	clear	clear	clear	clear
UV	3	4	—	3	4	—	3	4	—

Elevation Profile — Conditions by Altitude

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Elevation	Today Oct 17	Tomorrow Oct 18	Monday Oct 19
lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F
At the hut 3,288 ft	23/28° 34 4°	29/33° 25 15°	43/46° 3 42°
2,500 ft	26/31° 26 10°	31/36° 16 20°	41/46° 5 38°
Trailhead 2,000 ft	28/33° 23 14°	32/37° 13 22°	38/48° 4 35°

Wind:<1515-2425-3940-5455+mph

Time periods: AM 6a–12p · PM 12p–8p · Night 8p–6a

4 more days of forecast: plan around the weather window, not just tomorrow.

Getting there

From Nineteen Mile Brook Trailhead, NH 16 north of the Auto Road

Nineteen Mile Brook Trail

3.8 mi one way2,000 ft climb2.5 to 4 h

Season and staying

Self-service (cook your own)Sep 23 to May 30, 2027
Full-service (meals)Jun 3, 2027 to Sep 18, 2027
Self-service (cook your own)Sep 22, 2027 to Dec 31, 2027

Closed between seasons.

Reservations with AMC. Sleeps 40.

Dates and reservations at AMC

Nearby summits

Wildcat Mountain (A Peak)4,422 ft · 0.3 mi
Carter Dome4,832 ft · 1.0 mi
Wildcat Mountain (D Peak)4,062 ft · 1.6 mi
South Carter Mountain4,430 ft · 2.3 mi

Straight-line distance from the hut.

Trails at the hut

Wildcat River Trail Nineteen Mile Brook Trail Carter-Moriah Trail