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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina)
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 6 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
30
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
50
NW
40
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
60
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
0.4
0.7
4
11
max °C
-4
-6
-9
-8
-7
-9
-4
-1
2
4
6
7
8
10
5
0
2
3
min °C
-5
-7
-10
-9
-8
-10
-8
-1
0
3
5
7
7
9
-5
-4
0
1
-15
-18
-22
-21
-19
-21
-14
-5
-5
-4
0
4
3
5
-14
-12
-4
-3
500
250
0
0
0
0
0
850
1950
1400
2100
2500
2800
3150
800
500
1200
2700
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
3900
800
800
850
700
650
650
800
700
950
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-13-13-11-13-10-4003557-3-6-21-5-7-10-9-8-10-6-114678100-212
Sunrise
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
Sunset
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19

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Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina) at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina). To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of North-Carolina.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
2
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
6 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
21 minutes ago
-5° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 249).
16
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
27 minutes ago
-5° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 305).
24
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
18
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
51 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 289).
0
19 km SW
1219m alt.
55 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
34 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 354 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 209 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.