Summit forecast for 4,062 ft · Carter · Updated 3x daily
As of August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Wildcat Mountain (D Peak) (4,062 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 49°F) with partly cloudy and SSE winds at 10 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,156–14,600 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 3.4°F per 1,000 ft on Wildcat Mountain (D Peak).
| Elevation | Temp Range | Max Wind | Wind Chill (Low) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 4,062 ft | 49° – 57°F | 23 mph | 42°F |
| Treeline 4,000 ft | 49° – 57°F | 23 mph | 42°F |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53° – 65°F | 11 mph | 53°F |
Freezing level today: 13,156–14,600 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° | 56° 52° | 57° 56° | 58° 57° | 60° 58° | 61° 59° | 58° 56° | 62° 55° | 61° 59° |
| Chill °F | 44° | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wind mph | 13 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Gust mph est. | 21 | 27 | 48 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 18 | 14 | — |
| Storm risk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | mod | — |
| Precipitation | |||||||||
| Precip in (rain/snow) | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
| Freezing ft | 13,997 ft | 14,460 ft | 14,482 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 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | — |
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| Elevation | Sunday Aug 16 | Today Aug 17 | Tomorrow Aug 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lo/hi °F · wind mph & dir · chill °F | |||
| Summit 4,062 ft | 49/51° 13 | 57/58° 27 | 56/58° 11 |
| 3,300 ft | 51/53° 11 | 59/60° 22 | 58/60° 12 |
| 2,500 ft | 52/57° 8 | 61/62° 15 | 61/62° 11 |
| Trailhead 2,000 ft | 53/59° 7 | 62/64° 12 | 63/64° 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 August 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET: Wildcat Mountain (D Peak) (4,062 ft) is currently 53°F (feels like 49°F) with partly cloudy and SSE winds at 10 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Today's freezing level is 13,156–14,600 ft. Expect the summit to run about 8°F colder than the trailhead. Trail conditions are rated Difficult.
Temperatures drop roughly 3.4°F per 1,000 ft of elevation on Wildcat Mountain (D Peak). Today the trailhead (2,000 ft) tops out around 65°F while the summit (4,062 ft) reaches about 57°F, with a wind chill as low as 42°F.
Winds at the summit of Wildcat Mountain (D Peak) are forecast to reach 23 mph today, with 23 mph at treeline. Above treeline there is no shelter from wind — plan layers around wind chill, not air temperature.
Today's freezing level (13,156–14,600 ft) is above the 4,062 ft summit of Wildcat Mountain (D Peak), so the full route should stay above freezing.