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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSW
30
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
15
W
20
W
40
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
1
4
4
9
max °C
-3
-5
-1
1
8
2
-11
-11
-11
-3
-5
-8
-5
-5
-8
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-3
-7
-7
1
3
-11
-11
-14
-16
-5
-7
-10
-8
-9
-13
-12
-8
-8
-7
-14
-15
-6
-3
-22
-22
-27
-28
-13
-18
-20
-14
-18
-23
-20
-13
-13
650
250
0
3250
3450
700
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
800
750
700
650
700
700
750
750
700
700
700
750
6900
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-515-6-14-16-15-7-9-12-10-10-13-14-10-8-3-6-416-5-11-13-14-4-6-9-7-7-11-10-8-7
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:47
5:49
5:50

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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu 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.
34 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
35 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 294).
13
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 213).
3
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
31 minutes ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 198 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 82).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 138).
11
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
44 minutes ago
-6° C
-
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 145).
16

* 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.