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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 Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
SW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
30
W
45
W
25
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
3
13
3
2
5
1
1
1
11
max °C
4
2
-4
-3
-6
-3
-1
3
1
-9
-10
-11
-2
-3
-7
-5
-4
-8
min °C
3
-2
-4
-4
-7
-8
-3
2
-10
-11
-12
-15
-4
-6
-9
-6
-7
-11
3
-7
-10
-8
-14
-16
-11
-4
-21
-22
-24
-27
-10
-15
-19
-14
-12
-22
1500
1250
0
400
0
0
0
3050
950
0
0
0
0
550
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
4800
8750
750
2850
950
700
700
650
650
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-4-6-7-10-6-22-7-13-14-13-6-6-8-9-9-1240-4-4-7-6-23-5-10-11-13-3-5-8-6-6-10
Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:47
5:49

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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
34 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
2
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
10
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 256 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
38 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 43).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
37 minutes ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 91).
5
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
53 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 334).
5

* 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.