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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 Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
5
WSW
20
WNW
30
NW
45
WNW
40
NW
7
13
16
2
4
1
1
0.1
max °C
2
2
3
5
5
3
2
-1
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
-3
-9
-10
-13
min °C
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
-4
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-3
-8
-9
-13
-17
-4
-3
-6
-4
0
0
-4
-11
-6
-8
-13
-14
-14
-6
-17
-18
-25
-30
1350
1300
1600
1200
1650
1850
1250
850
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
9300
1550
750
6100
1650
1950
1000
750
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-1-201-3-6-7-9-8-6-6-4-7-12-16-152223432-3-5-6-7-7-6-3-6-9-12-15
Sunrise
7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
Sunset
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45

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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: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

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
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 162).
19
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 240 degs)
(15 kph at 210).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 351 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
46 minutes ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 166).
10
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
18
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 330).
5
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
55 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 163).
24
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 189).
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.