Summit forecast for 4,832 ft · Carter · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Carter Dome (4,832 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 43°F) with overcast and S winds at 13 mph, gusting to 28 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,123–14,108 ft. Expect the summit to run about 10°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.0°F per 1,000 ft on Carter Dome.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,832 ft | 54° – 58°F | 37 mph | 54°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 56° – 59°F | 33 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 68°F | 21 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 13,123–14,108 ft
~3°F drop per 1,000ft
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Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | cloudy | drizzle | rain | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 55° 54° | 56° 55° | 58° 56° | 58° 56° | 59° 56° | 55° 40° | 42° 38° | 54° 44° | 52° 51° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 30° | 27° | 35° | — |
| Wind mph | 29 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 17 |
| Gust mph est. | 46 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 32 | 42 | 38 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,760 ft | 13,211 ft | 9,672 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 32% | 89% | - | 5% | - |
| Vis mi | clear | 0.1 | <0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 6 | 8 | — | 6 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,832 ft | 54/55° 29 | 56/58° 33 | 38/42° 26 |
| 4,100 ft | 56/57° 28 | 58/60° 30 | 41/45° 19 |
| 3,300 ft | 59/59° 24 | 61/63° 22 | 44/49° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/63° 17 | 64/67° 14 | 46/54° 9 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 15 | 65/69° 12 | 48/56° 8 |
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 July 21, 2026: Carter Dome (4,832 ft) is currently 51°F (feels like 43°F) with overcast and S winds at 13 mph, gusting to 28 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,123–14,108 ft. Expect the summit to run about 10°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Carter Dome. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (4,832 ft) reaches about 58°F, with a wind chill as low as 54°F.
Winds at the summit of Carter Dome are forecast to reach 37 mph today, with 33 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,123–14,108 ft) is above the 4,832 ft summit of Carter Dome, so the full route should stay above freezing.