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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 Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
 km/h
50
W
50
W
30
W
20
W
5
W
15
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
3
2
3
7
2
1
2
0.8
0.6
0.1
0.1
3
4
max °C
12
12
8
11
12
9
-3
-6
-8
-7
-7
-9
-3
-1
2
4
7
8
min °C
11
10
6
8
10
-2
-5
-7
-9
-8
-8
-10
-8
-1
0
4
6
7
7
6
1
5
9
-10
-15
-18
-21
-20
-19
-21
-14
-5
-6
-2
1
2
3400
2900
2950
2800
2700
2350
600
250
0
0
150
0
0
900
1100
1800
2350
2500
Cloud base (m)
9200
3050
1600
2350
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
1500
700
1850
1450
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
875670-9-11-13-12-11-13-9-4-11451211710114-4-7-9-8-8-10-6-11478
Sunrise
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:16

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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: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon 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.
34 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 297).
19
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(39 kph at 280).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
41 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 215 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
42 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 272).
37
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
37 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 250).
48
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 37).
0
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
50 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 56 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
43 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 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.