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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 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
E
10
N
35
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
W
50
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
1
6
4
4
2
2
max °C
-9
-6
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-10
-14
-16
-13
-11
-10
-4
-2
-3
0
2
1
min °C
-12
-10
-6
-6
-3
-4
-9
-11
-15
-18
-16
-12
-12
-6
-4
-3
-2
1
0
-23
-17
-11
-10
-7
-4
-13
-19
-28
-32
-30
-24
-24
-14
-13
-12
-9
-2
-3
0
0
450
0
450
650
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
550
750
1250
1150
Cloud base (m)
1700
6400
2900
2300
2000
750
700
700
700
750
700
700
750
750
1900
750
750
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-8-7-7-8-10-15-18-20-18-15-12-9-6-5-4-2-3-11-8-5-6-3-4-7-11-15-17-15-12-11-5-3-3-121
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
44 minutes ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 317).
6
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 169 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 147 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 9 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 289).
52
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
49 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 332).
82
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 72).
2

* 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.