Summit forecast for 4,422 ft · Carter · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Wildcat Mountain (A Peak) (4,422 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 52°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 11°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 Wildcat Mountain (A Peak).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,422 ft | 53° – 57°F | 26 mph | 53°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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Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday 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 | 57° 55° | 57° 56° | 55° 51° | 50° 49° | 49° 47° | 47° 44° | 46° 43° | 49° 47° | 48° 47° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | 43° | 39° | 35° | 35° | 40° | 41° |
| Wind mph | 20 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
| Gust mph est. | 32 | 40 | 42 | 26 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 23 |
| 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 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Sep 4 | Tomorrow Sep 5 | Sunday Sep 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,422 ft | 55/57° 20 | 49/50° 16 | 43/46° 19 |
| 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: Wildcat Mountain (A Peak) (4,422 ft) is currently 58°F (feels like 52°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 11°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Moderate.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.6°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Wildcat Mountain (A Peak). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (4,422 ft) reaches about 57°F, with a wind chill as low as 53°F.
Winds at the summit of Wildcat Mountain (A Peak) 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 4,422 ft summit of Wildcat Mountain (A Peak), so the full route should stay above freezing.