Summit forecast for 4,062 ft · Carter · Updated 3x daily
As of September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Wildcat Mountain (D Peak) (4,062 ft) is currently 59°F (feels like 55°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,794–13,386 ft. Expect the summit to run about 10°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 (D Peak).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,062 ft | 54° – 58°F | 26 mph | 54°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 54° – 59°F | 26 mph | 54°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 61° – 68°F | 14 mph | 61°F |
Freezing level today: 10,794–13,386 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 | sunny | fog | rain | drizzle | fog | fog | cloudy | cloudy |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 58° 56° | 58° 57° | 56° 52° | 52° 50° | 50° 48° | 48° 45° | 47° 44° | 50° 48° | 49° 48° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | 44° | 41° | 36° | 36° | 41° | 43° |
| Wind mph | 19 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
| Gust mph est. | 30 | 40 | 42 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 20 |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 11,381 ft | 9,679 ft | 8,171 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 30% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Vis mi | 0.2 | clear | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 4 | 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 4,062 ft | 56/58° 19 | 50/52° 16 | 44/47° 19 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/60° 16 | 53/54° 14 | 47/51° 17 |
| 2,500 ft | 61/63° 10 | 56/57° 10 | 48/56° 12 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 8 | 58/59° 8 | 50/58° 9 |
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 (D Peak) (4,062 ft) is currently 59°F (feels like 55°F) with clear sky and NW winds at 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Today's freezing level is 10,794–13,386 ft. Expect the summit to run about 10°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 (D Peak). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 68°F while the summit (4,062 ft) reaches about 58°F, with a wind chill as low as 54°F.
Winds at the summit of Wildcat Mountain (D 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 (10,794–13,386 ft) is above the 4,062 ft summit of Wildcat Mountain (D Peak), so the full route should stay above freezing.