Summit forecast for 4,062 ft · Carter · Updated 3x daily
As of July 21, 2026
Wildcat Mountain (D Peak) (4,062 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 45°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 14 mph, gusting to 27 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,992–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°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 Wildcat Mountain (D Peak).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,062 ft | 56° – 59°F | 33 mph | 56°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 56° – 59°F | 32 mph | 56°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62° – 67°F | 20 mph | 62°F |
Freezing level today: 12,992–14,140 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 | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | ptly cloudy | sunny |
| Temp °F hi / lo | 57° 56° | 58° 57° | 60° 57° | 60° 58° | 62° 59° | 57° 42° | 45° 41° | 57° 47° | 55° 54° |
| Chill °F | — | — | — | — | — | 33° | 32° | 39° | — |
| Wind mph | 27 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 10 |
| Gust mph est. | 43 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 37 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | mod | mod | — | — | — | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | 0.1 | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,684 ft | 12,886 ft | 9,672 ft | ||||||
| Conditions | |||||||||
| Cloud cover | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 84% | 100% | 100% | 70% | 5% |
| Vis mi | clear | 6 | <0.1 | 9 | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| UV | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — |
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| Elevation | Today Jul 21 | Tomorrow Jul 22 | Thursday Jul 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,062 ft | 56/57° 27 | 58/60° 30 | 41/45° 19 |
| 3,300 ft | 58/60° 23 | 61/63° 22 | 44/49° 15 |
| 2,500 ft | 60/63° 16 | 64/66° 14 | 46/54° 9 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 62/65° 14 | 65/68° 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: Wildcat Mountain (D Peak) (4,062 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 45°F) with overcast and SSE winds at 14 mph, gusting to 27 mph. Today's freezing level is 12,992–14,140 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.0°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Wildcat Mountain (D Peak). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 67°F while the summit (4,062 ft) reaches about 59°F, with a wind chill as low as 56°F.
Winds at the summit of Wildcat Mountain (D Peak) are forecast to reach 33 mph today, with 32 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (12,992–14,140 ft) is above the 4,062 ft summit of Wildcat Mountain (D Peak), so the full route should stay above freezing.