Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trail Weather
The purpose of this website is simple: to provide AT and PCT hikers with a reliable and easy way to obtain weather for their location. Simply pick your trail, state and location from the lists below and the National Weather Service (NOAA) forecast for that location will appear.
When?
AT Weather was conceptualized in November and December of 2014, with actual development taking place throughout the following January and February. The first version of AT Weather went online in March of 2015 at the start of the 2015 thru hiking season.
Why?
The weather is one of the key factors influencing the experience of both long-distance hikers and weekend enthusiasts alike. Because the weather forecast can vary significantly over short distances in mountainous terrain, having forecasts that are tailored to the very small area around a specific point, rather than tied to a distant location - becomes important.
How?
The website stores a list of locations (shelters for the AT, prominent locations for the PCT) and corresponding latitude/longitude coordinates for each location. When a user selects a location, the coordinates are submitted to NOAA, which returns a forecast specifically for the location in question. See the Learn section for more information on how forecasts are constructed.
Who?
Pat Jones has a master's degree in meteorology from Penn State University and lived in New York City for thirteen years prior to successfully thru-hiking the AT in 2015 (trail name 'Zen'). Backpacking extensively in the Adirondack mountains of upstate New York and Whites of New Hampshire yielded first-hand insight as to the impacts of topography on weather. Pat now lives in Bend, OR and can be reached at patjones80@gmail.com .
Select state...
AT - Georgia
AT - North Carolina
AT - Tennessee
AT - Virginia
AT - Maryland
AT - Pennsylvania
AT - New Jersey
AT - New York
AT - Connecticut
AT - Massachusetts
AT - Vermont
AT - New Hampshire
AT - Maine
PCT - California
PCT - Oregon
PCT - Washington
Select location...
GA - Amicalola Falls State Park
GA - Max Epperson Shelter
GA - Black Gap Shelter (3300')
GA - Springer Mountain
GA - Springer Mountain Shelter (3730')
GA - Stover Creek Shelter (2870')
GA - Hawk Mountain Shelter (3200')
GA - Gooch Mountain Shelter (3000')
GA - Woods Hole Shelter (3600')
GA - Blood Mountain Shelter (4450')
GA - Whitley Gap Shelter (3370')
GA - Low Gap Shelter (3050')
GA - Blue Mountain Shelter (3900')
GA - Tray Mountain Shelter (4200')
GA - Deep Gap Shelter (3550')
GA - Plumorchard Gap Shelter (3050')
NC - Muskrat Creek Shelter (4600')
NC - Standing Indian Shelter (4760')
NC - Carter Gap Shelter (4540')
NC - Long Branch Shelter (4437')
NC - Rock Gap Shelter (3760')
NC - Siler Bald Shelter (4600')
NC - Wayah Bald Shelter (4759')
NC - Cold Spring Shelter (4920')
NC - Wesser Bald Shelter (4115')
NC - A. Rufus Morgan Shelter (2300')
NC - Sassafras Gap Shelter (4330')
NC - Brown Fork Gap Shelter (3800')
NC - Cable Gap Shelter (2880')
NC - Fontana Dam Shelter (1775')
TN - Mollies Ridge Shelter (4570')
TN - Russell Field Shelter (4360')
NC - Spence Field Shelter (4915')
TN - Derrick Knob Shelter (4880')
NC - Silers Bald Shelter (5460')
NC - Double Spring Gap Shelter (5505')
TN - Mt. Collins Shelter (5870')
NC - Icewater Spring Shelter (5920')
NC - Pecks Corner Shelter (5280')
NC - Tri-corner Knob Shelter (5920')
NC - Cosby Knob Shelter (4740')
TN - Davenport Gap Shelter (2600')
NC - Groundhog Creek Shelter (2850')
NC - Roaring Fork Shelter (3590')
TN - Walnut Mountain Shelter (4260')
NC - Deer Park Mountain Shelter (2330')
TN - Spring Mountain Shelter (3300')
NC - Little Laurel Shelter (3620')
NC - Jerry Cabin Shelter (4150')
NC - Flint Mountain Shelter (3570')
NC - Hogback Ridge Shelter (4255')
TN - Bald Mountain Shelter (5100')
TN - No Business Knob Shelter (3180')
TN - Curley Maple Gap Shelter (3070')
TN - Cherry Gap Shelter (3900')
TN - Clyde Smith Shelter (4400')
TN - Roan High Knob Shelter (6275')
NC - Stan Murray Shelter (5050')
NC - Overmountain Shelter (4550')
TN - Mountaineer Shelter (3200')
TN - Moreland Gap Shelter (3815')
TN - Laurel Fork Shelter (2450')
TN - Watauga Lake Shelter (2130')
TN - Vandeventer Shelter (3620')
TN - Iron Mountain Shelter (4125')
TN - Double Springs Shelter (4060')
TN - Abingdon Gap Shelter (3785')
VA - Saunders Shelter (3310')
VA - Lost Mountain Shelter (3360')
VA - Thomas Knob Shelter (5400')
VA - Wise Shelter (4460')
VA - Old Orchard Shelter (4050')
VA - Hurricane Mountain Shelter (3850')
VA - Trimpi Shelter (2900')
VA - Partnership Shelter (3360')
VA - Chatfield Shelter (3150')
VA - Davis Path Campsite (2840')
VA - Knot Maul Branch Shelter (2880')
VA - Chestnut Knob Shelter (4409')
VA - Jenkins Shelter (2500')
VA - Helveys Mill Shelter (3090')
VA - Jenny Knob Shelter (2800')
VA - Wapiti Shelter (2640')
VA - Docs Knob Shelter (3555')
VA - Rice Field Shelter (3375')
VA - Pine Swamp Branch Shelter (2530')
VA - Bailey Gap Shelter (3525')
VA - War Spur Shelter (2340')
VA - Laurel Creek Shelter (2720')
VA - Sarver Hollow Shelter (3000')
VA - Niday Shelter (1800')
VA - Pickle Branch Shelter (1845')
VA - Johns Spring/Boy Scout Shelter (1980')
VA - Catawba Mountain Shelter (2580')
VA - Campbell Shelter (2580')
VA - Lamberts Meadow Shelter (2080')
VA - Fullhardt Knob Shelter (2670')
VA - Wilson Creek Shelter (1830')
VA - Bobblets Gap Shelter (1920')
VA - Cove Mountain Shelter (1925')
VA - Bryant Ridge Shelter (1320')
VA - Cornelius Creek Shelter (3145')
VA - Thunder Hill Shelter (3960')
VA - Matts Creek Shelter (835')
VA - Johns Hollow Shelter (1020')
VA - Punchbowl Shelter (2500')
VA - Brown Mountain Creek Shelter (1395')
VA - Cow Camp Gap Shelter (3160')
VA - Seeley-Woodworth Shelter (3770')
VA - The Priest Shelter (3840')
VA - Harpers Creek Shelter (1800')
VA - Maupin Field Shelter (2720')
VA - Paul C. Wolfe Shelter (1700')
VA - Calf Mountain Shelter (2700')
VA - Blackrock Hut (2645')
VA - Pinefield Hut (2430')
VA - Hightop Hut (3175')
VA - Bearfence Mountain Hut (3110')
VA - Rock Spring Hut (3465')
VA - Byrds Nest #3 Hut (3290')
VA - Pass Mountain Hut (2690')
VA - Gravel Springs Hut (2480')
VA - Tom Floyd Wayside Shelter (1900')
VA - Jim & Molly Denton Shelter (1310')
VA - Manassas Gap Shelter (1655')
VA - Dicks Dome Shelter (1230')
VA - Rod Hollow Shelter (840')
VA - Sam Moore Shelter (990')
VA - Bears Den Hostel (1350')
VA - Blackburn Trail Center (1400')
VA - David Lesser Memorial Shelter (1380')
MD - Ed Garvey Shelter (1100')
MD - Crampton Gap Shelter (1000')
MD - Rocky Run Shelter (970')
MD - Dahlgren Backpack Campground (980')
MD - Pine Knob Shelter (1360')
MD - Pogo Memorial Campsite (1500')
MD - Ensign Cowall Shelter (1430')
MD - Raven Rock Shelter (1480')
PA - Deer Lick Shelters (1420')
PA - Antietam Shelter (890')
PA - Tumbling Run Shelters (1120')
PA - Rocky Mountain Shelters (1520')
PA - Quarry Gap Shelters (1455')
PA - Birch Run Shelter (1795')
PA - Toms Run Shelters (1300')
PA - James Fry (Tagg Run) Shelter (805')
PA - Alec Kennedy Shelter (850')
PA - Darlington Shelter (1170')
PA - Cove Mountain Shelter (1120')
PA - Clarks Ferry Shelter (1180')
PA - Peters Mountain Shelter (970')
PA - Rausch Gap Shelter (970')
PA - William Penn Shelter (1300')
PA - 501 Shelter (1460')
PA - Eagles Nest Shelter (1510')
PA - Windsor Furnace Shelter (880')
PA - Eckville Shelter (535')
PA - Allentown Hiking Club Shelter (1350')
PA - Bake Oven Knob Shelter (1380')
PA - George W. Outerbridge Shelter (1000')
PA - Leroy A. Smith Shelter (1410')
PA - Kirkridge Shelter (1480')
NJ - Backpacker Camp #2 (1287')
NJ - Brink Road Shelter (1110')
NJ - Gren Anderson Shelter (1320')
NJ - Mashipacong Shelter (1425')
NJ - Rutherford Shelter (1345')
NJ - High Point Shelter (1280')
NJ - Pochuck Mountain Shelter (840')
NJ - Wawayanda Shelter (1200')
NY - Wildcat Shelter (1180')
NY - Fingerboard Shelter (1300')
NY - William Brien Memorial Shelter (1070')
NY - West Mountain Shelter (1240')
NY - RPH Shelter (360')
NY - Morgan Stewart Memorial Shelter (1285')
NY - Telephone Pioneers Shelter (910')
NY - Wiley Shelter (740')
CT - Ten Mile River Shelter (290')
CT - Mt. Algo Shelter (655')
CT - Stewart Hollow Brook Shelter (425')
CT - Pine Swamp Brook Shelter (1075')
CT - Limestone Spring Shelter (980')
CT - Riga Shelter (1610')
CT - Brassie Brook Shelter (1705')
MA - The Hemlocks Shelter (1880')
MA - Glen Brook Shelter (1885')
MA - Tom Leonard Shelter (1540')
MA - Mt. Wilcox South Shelters (1720')
MA - Mt. Wilcox North Shelter (1950')
MA - Upper Goose Pond Cabin (1483')
MA - October Mountain Shelter (1930')
MA - Kay Wood Shelter (1860')
MA - Mark Noepel Shelter (2750')
MA - Wilbur Clearing Shelter (2300')
VT - Seth Warner Shelter (2180')
VT - Congdon Shelter (2060')
VT - Melville Nauheim Shelter (2330')
VT - Goddard Shelter (3540')
VT - Kid Gore Shelter (2795')
VT - Story Spring Shelter (2810')
VT - Stratton Pond Shelter (2565')
VT - William B Douglas Shelter (2210')
VT - Spruce Peak Shelter (2180')
VT - Bromley Shelter (2560')
VT - Peru Peak Shelter (2605')
VT - Lost Pond Shelter (2150')
VT - Old Job Shelter (1525')
VT - Big Branch Shelter (1460')
VT - Little Rock Pond Shelter (1885')
VT - Greenwall Shelter (2025')
VT - Minerva Hinchey Shelter (1605')
VT - Clarendon Shelter (1190')
VT - Governor Clement Shelter (1900')
VT - Cooper Lodge Shelter (3850')
VT - Pico Camp Shelter (3510')
VT - Churchill Scott Shelter (2560')
VT - Tucker Johnson Shelter (2300')
VT - Gifford Woods State Park (1660')
VT - Stony Brook Shelter (1760')
VT - Wintturi Shelter (1910')
VT - Cloudland Shelter (1480')
VT - Thistle Hill Shelter (1680')
VT - Happy Hill Shelter (1420')
NH - Velvet Rocks Shelter (1040')
NH - Moose Mountain Shelter (1850')
NH - Trapper John Shelter (1345')
NH - Smarts Mountain Cabin (3220')
NH - Hexacuba Shelter (1980')
NH - Jeffers Brook Shelter (1350')
NH - Beaver Brook Shelter (3650')
NH - Eliza Brook Campsite Shelter (2500')
NH - Kinsman Pond Campsite Shelter (3750')
NH - Lonesome Lake Hut (2760')
NH - Greenleaf Hut (4200')
NH - Garfield Ridge Campsite Shelter (3560')
NH - Galehead Hut (3800')
NH - Guyot Campsite Shelter (4560')
NH - Zealand Falls Hut (2630')
NH - Ethan Pond Campsite Shelter (2950')
NH - Mizpah Spring Hut (3800')
NH - Lake of the Clouds Hut (5012')
NH - The RMS Perch Shelter (4313')
NH - Madison Spring Hut (4800')
NH - Osgood Tent Site (2554')
NH - Carter Notch Hut (3350')
NH - Imp Campsite Shelter (3250')
NH - Rattle River Shelter (1260')
NH - Gentian Pond Campsite Shelter (2166')
ME - Carlo Col Shelter & Campsite (2945')
ME - Full Goose Shelter (3030')
ME - Speck Pond Shelter & Campsite (3500')
ME - Baldpate Lean-to (2645')
ME - Frye Notch Lean-to (2280')
ME - Hall Mountain Lean-to (2635')
ME - Bemis Mountain Lean-to (2790')
ME - Sabbath Day Pond Lean-to (2390')
ME - Piazza Rock Lean-to (2080')
ME - Poplar Ridge Lean-to (2920')
ME - Spaulding Mountain Lean-to (3140')
ME - Horns Pond Lean-tos (3160')
ME - Little Bigelow Lean-to (1760')
ME - West Carry Pond Lean-to (1340')
ME - Pierce Pond Lean-to (1150')
ME - Pleasant Pond Lean-to (1320')
ME - Bald Mountain Brook Lean-to (1280')
ME - Moxie Bald Lean-to (1220')
ME - Horseshoe Canyon Lean-to (880')
ME - Leeman Brook Lean-to (1070')
ME - Wilson Valley Lean-to (1000')
ME - Long Pond Stream Lean-to (930')
ME - Cloud Pond Lean-to (2420')
ME - Chairback Gap Lean-to (2000')
ME - Carl A. Newhall Lean-to (1840')
ME - Logan Brook Lean-to (2530')
ME - East Branch Lean-to (1240')
ME - Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to (910')
ME - Potaywadjo Spring Lean-to (620')
ME - Wadleigh Stream Lean-to (685')
ME - Rainbow Stream Lean-to (1005')
ME - Hurd Brook Lean-to (715')
ME - The Birches Lean-tos & Campsite (1080')
ME - KATAHDIN (Baxter Peak) (5268')
CA - Mexican Border, PCT Southern Terminus
CA - Campo Post Office
CA - Hauser Creek
CA - Boulder Oaks Campground
CA - Interstate Highway 8
CA - Long Canyon
CA - Burnt Rancheria Campground
CA - Sunrise Trailhead Junction
CA - Highway 78
CA - Eagle Rock
CA - Tule Canyon Creek
CA - Laws Trail Junction
CA - Suicide Rock
CA - Interstate Highway 10
CA - Whitewater Creek
CA - San Gorgonio Peak
CA - Highway 18 - Big Bear
CA - Mojave River Campground
CA - Cleghorn Picnic Area
CA - Interstate Highway 15
CA - Mount Baldy
CA - Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
CA - Devils Punchbowl County Park
CA - Eagles Roost Picnic Area
CA - Messenger Flats
CA - Vasquez Rocks Picnic Area
CA - Bouquet Canyon Road
CA - Maxwell Trail Camp
CA - Highway 138
CA - Tylerhorse Canyon
CA - Highway 58
CA - Hamp Williams Pass
CA - Cottonwood Creek
CA - Highway 178 - Walker Pass
CA - Chimney Creek
CA - Kennedy Meadows Campground
CA - Haiwee Trail Junction
CA - Cow Creek
CA - Sequoia National Park (boundary)
CA - John Muir Trail (junction)
CA - Tyndall Creek
CA - Forester Pass
CA - Upper Vidette Meadow
CA - Charlotte Lake Trail
CA - Glen Pass
CA - Rae Lakes Ranger
CA - Baxter Pass Trail
CA - Pinchot Pass
CA - Mather Pass
CA - Lower Palisade Lake
CA - Palisade Creek
CA - Grouse Meadow
CA - Middle Fork Kings River
CA - Muir Pass
CA - Sapphire Lake
CA - McClure Meadow
CA - Evolution Meadow
CA - South Fork San Joaquin River
CA - Florence Lake Trail
CA - Senger Creek
CA - Marie Lake
CA - Bear Creek
CA - Mono Creek
CA - Silver Pass
CA - Fish Creek
CA - Purple Lake
CA - Crater Creek
CA - Middle Fork San Joaquin River
CA - Rosalie Lake
CA - Soda Springs Campground
CA - Island Pass
CA - Donohue Pass
CA - Ireland Creek
CA - Highway 120
CA - Tuolumne River
CA - Glen Aulin Campground
CA - Miller Lake
CA - Benson Pass
CA - Piute Creek
CA - Wilma Lake (Wilmer Lake)
CA - Lake Harriet
CA - Walken Meadow
CA - Highway 108 - Sonora Pass
CA - Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
CA - Wolf Creek
CA - Highway 4 - Ebbetts Pass
CA - Pennsylvania Creek
CA - Lilly Pad Lake
CA - Highway 88 - Carson Pass
CA - Highway 50
CA - Heather Lake
CA - Middle Velma Lake
CA - Richardson Lake
CA - North Fork Blackwood Creek
CA - Squaw Creek
CA - Highway 40 - Donner Pass
CA - Interstate Highway 80
CA - Castle Pass
CA - Paradise Lake Trail
CA - Mule Ears Creek
CA - Milton Creek
CA - Highway 49
CA - Sierra Buttes Spring
CA - Silver Lake Trail
CA - Quincy-LaPorte Road
CA - Middle Fork Feather River
CA - Big Creek Road
CA - Clear Creek Springs
CA - Highway 70 - Belden
CA - Lassen National Forest (south end)
CA - Myrtle Flat
CA - Frog Spring
CA - Humboldt Peak Trail
CA - PCT Midpoint
CA - Highway 36
CA - Stover Spring
CA - North Fork Feather River
CA - Drakesbad Guest Ranch
CA - Lower Twin Lake
CA - Lassen National Park (north end)
CA - Old Station
CA - Highway 44
CA - Hat Creek Rim Lookout Site
CA - Cassel Fall River Road
CA - Crystal Lake Fish Hatchery
CA - Highway 299
CA - Highway 89
CA - Burney Falls State Park
CA - Rock Creek
CA - Deadman Creek
CA - Moosehead Creek
CA - Deer Creek
CA - Ash Camp Campground
CA - Squaw Valley Creek
CA - Castle Crag State Park
CA - Interstate Highway 5
CA - East Fork Sulphur Creek
CA - Gully Spring
CA - Seven Lakes Trail
CA - Red Rock Spring
CA - Highway 3 - Scott Mountain
CA - Scott Mountain Summit Trail
CA - Highway 93 - Carter Meadows Summit
CA - Paynes Lake
CA - Marble Mountain Wilderness
CA - Marten Lake
CA - Paradise Lake
CA - Bark Shanty Creek
CA - Highway 96
CA - Tin Cup Trail
OR - Oregon/California Border
OR - Sheep Camp Spring
OR - Mount Ashland Road
OR - Interstate Highway 5
OR - Soda Mountain Wilderness
OR - Highway 66 - Green Springs Mountain
OR - Hyatt Lake Campground
OR - Klum Landing Park
OR - Vulture Rock Trail
OR - Highway 140
OR - Sky Lakes Trail #3762
OR - Seven Mile Trail
OR - Crater Lake National Park (south end)
OR - Grouse Hill Camp Trail
OR - Highway 138
OR - Oregon/Washington High Point
OR - Crescent Lake Campground
OR - Summit Lake
OR - Hidden Lake
OR - Willamette Pass Ski Area
OR - Charlton Lake
OR - Three Sisters Wilderness
OR - Desane Lake
OR - Dumbbell Lake
OR - Sisters Mirror Lake
OR - Obsidian Creek
OR - South Matthieu Lake
OR - Highway 242 - McKenzie Pass
OR - Highway 20 - Santiam Pass
OR - Whitewater Creek Trail #3429
OR - Cigar Lake
OR - Pinhead Saddle
OR - Mount Hood National Forest
OR - Highway 26 - Wapinitia Pass
OR - Timberline Lodge
OR - Zigzag River
OR - Ramona Falls
OR - Lolo Pass Road
OR - Indian Springs Campground
OR - Benson Way Trail
WA - Bridge of the Gods - OR/WA Border
WA - Gillette Lake
WA - Table Mountain Conservation Area
WA - Trout Creek
WA - Wind River Road
WA - Grassy Knoll Trail #149
WA - Blue Lake
WA - Trout Lake Creek
WA - Mount Adams Wilderness (boundary)
WA - Lewis River
WA - Lava Spring
WA - Sheep Lake
WA - Snowgrass Trail #96
WA - Lutz Lake
WA - Highway 12 - White Pass
WA - Buesch Lake
WA - Mount Rainier National Park
WA - Highway 410 - Chinook Pass
WA - Urich Cabin
WA - Forest Road 52 - Tacoma Pass
WA - Meadow Creek Trail #1338
WA - Yakima Pass - Twilight Lake
WA - Ollalie Meadow
WA - Interstate Highway 90 - Snoqualmie Pass
WA - Snoqualmie Pass PCT Trailhead
WA - Ridge Lake
WA - Delate Creek
WA - Waptus River
WA - Cathedral Pass Trail #1345
WA - Marmot Lake Trail #1066
WA - Surprise Lake Trail #1060A
WA - Stevens Pass
WA - Pear Lake
WA - White River Trail #1507
WA - White Chuck River
WA - Mica Lake
WA - Suiattle Trail #784
WA - Cloudy Pass Hiker Trail
WA - South Fork Agnes Creek
WA - High Bridge Ranger Station
WA - Bridge Creek Camp
WA - Highway 20 - Rainy Pass
WA - Methow Pass
WA - Windy Pass
WA - Holman Pass
WA - Monument 78 - Canadian Border