Summit forecast for 4,832 ft · Carter · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Carter Dome (4,832 ft) is currently 56°F (feels like 50°F) with partly cloudy and NW winds at 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,761–13,583 ft. Expect the summit to run about 12°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Valley forecasts don't apply up high — temperatures drop about 3.6°F per 1,000 ft on Carter Dome.
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,832 ft | 52° – 56°F | 26 mph | 52°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 54° – 59°F | 26 mph | 54°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 68°F | 15 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 10,761–13,583 ft
~3.6°F drop per 1,000ft
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Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| Temperature & Wind | |||||||||
| Weather | fog | ptly cloudy | fog | rain | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 56° 54° | 55° 54° | 54° 50° | 49° 48° | 48° 46° | 46° 43° | 44° 42° | 47° 45° | 47° 45° |
| Chill °F | — | — | 43° | 42° | 38° | 33° | 33° | 37° | 37° |
| Wind mph | 19 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
| Gust mph est. | 30 | 40 | 42 | 26 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 34 | 27 |
| Storm risk | mod | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,359 ft | 9,641 ft | 8,145 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 8 | 9 | clear | clear |
| UV | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Friday Sep 4 | Today Sep 5 | Tomorrow Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,832 ft | 54/56° 19 | 48/49° 16 | 42/44° 20 |
| 4,100 ft | 56/58° 20 | 50/51° 16 | 44/47° 19 |
| 3,300 ft | 59/60° 17 | 52/54° 14 | 47/51° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/63° 11 | 55/57° 11 | 48/56° 12 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 9 | 57/59° 9 | 50/58° 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 September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET: Carter Dome (4,832 ft) is currently 56°F (feels like 50°F) with partly cloudy and NW winds at 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,761–13,583 ft. Expect the summit to run about 12°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°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 56°F, with a wind chill as low as 52°F.
Winds at the summit of Carter Dome are forecast to reach 26 mph today, with 26 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (10,761–13,583 ft) is above the 4,832 ft summit of Carter Dome, so the full route should stay above freezing.