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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 Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
40
W
25
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
65
WNW
60
NW
65
NW
35
W
30
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
6
2
1
max °C
-1
0
3
4
5
5
2
-1
-4
-16
-15
-14
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-8
min °C
-2
-1
2
3
4
2
1
-3
-16
-16
-16
-16
-8
-4
-4
-4
-6
-11
-7
-6
-4
-2
-1
-5
-5
-12
-31
-31
-32
-32
-17
-12
-14
-13
-15
-23
1300
1400
2350
2500
2850
2600
2050
1450
100
0
0
0
0
950
250
1050
1050
0
Cloud base (m)
6000
1900
650
700
750
700
5900
2750
2050
2100
1500
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-134542-2-10-16-16-15-7-4-4-4-5-1023377552-8-12-12-13-4-2-21-1-6
Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:35
Sunset
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37

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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina) at the specific elevation of 1634 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
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 342).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
37 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 83 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 97 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 46).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
5
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 14).
10

* 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.