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

Central Alaska Range, Mount McKinley

Mount McKinley

 

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

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
moderate rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
10 SSW10
20 S20
30 SSE30
45 SE45
40 SE40
20 SE20
25 SE25
25 SSE25
35 W35
35 WNW35
40 WNW40
35 NW35
40 NW40
45 WNW45
30 NW30
25 NW25
20 NW20
15 NW15
some clouds some clouds rain shwrs mod. rain light rain heavy rain cloudy some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - 1 10 2 29 - - 6 1 - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
7 6 7 7 9 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 3 3 -1 2 2 3
Low °C
7 5 4 7 8 9 9 6 5 6 5 2 2 0 -2 1 2 2
Chill °C
5 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 0 1 -1 -1 -4 -4 -8 -3 -3 0
Freezing level m
2400 2800 2750 3100 3500 3450 2950 2450 1850 3050 3300 1900 1250 1400 600 1150 1300 2050
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
44567864332200-3-202767791098665533-1223
Sunrise
7:28 - - 7:30 - - 7:30 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - -
Sunset
- 5:12 - - 5:12 - - 5:13 - - 5:13 - - 5:13 - - 5:14 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Boone
1 km S
1570m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
Boone
8 km ESE
1118m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 214).
Boone
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
911m alt.
1 hour ago
9.3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Banner Elk
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SSE
(16 kph at 163).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina) and within an acceptable time window.