Summit forecast for 4,832 ft · Carter · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Carter Dome (4,832 ft) is currently 50°F (feels like 46°F) with mainly clear and S winds at 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,123–14,895 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 3.4°F per 1,000 ft on Carter Dome.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,832 ft | 48° – 55°F | 26 mph | 40°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 49° – 57°F | 24 mph | 42°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53° – 65°F | 12 mph | 53°F |
Freezing level today: 13,123–14,895 ft
~3.4°F drop per 1,000ft
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Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | cloudy | rain | drizzle | fog | fog | fog | drizzle | drizzle |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 51° 49° | 54° 50° | 56° 54° | 56° 55° | 60° 56° | 59° 57° | 56° 54° | 59° 53° | 58° 56° |
| Chill °F | 44° | 44° | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 12 | 19 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Gust mph est. | 19 | 30 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 11 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
| Freezing ft | 14,111 ft | 14,502 ft | 14,508 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.4 | 8 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 4 | clear |
| UV | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,832 ft | 49/51° 12 | 55/56° 30 | 54/56° 9 |
| 4,100 ft | 49/51° 13 | 57/58° 28 | 56/58° 11 |
| 3,300 ft | 51/53° 12 | 59/60° 23 | 58/60° 13 |
| 2,500 ft | 52/57° 9 | 61/62° 16 | 61/62° 11 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53/59° 8 | 62/64° 13 | 63/63° 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: Carter Dome (4,832 ft) is currently 50°F (feels like 46°F) with mainly clear and S winds at 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,123–14,895 ft. Expect the summit to run about 10°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Carter Dome. Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 65°F while the summit (4,832 ft) reaches about 55°F, with a wind chill as low as 40°F.
Winds at the summit of Carter Dome are forecast to reach 26 mph today, with 24 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,123–14,895 ft) is above the 4,832 ft summit of Carter Dome, so the full route should stay above freezing.