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

Issued: 6 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
45
NW
65
NW
65
NW
75
NW
65
NW
55
NW
30
WNW
20
W
45
W
60
W
40
W
45
W
25
SSW
30
SW
65
WNW
3
4
4
6
2
3
2
0.1
0.2
4
1.9
12
13
max °C
5
6
5
-7
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-7
-2
2
1
2
4
6
6
4
min °C
5
5
-5
-10
-12
-13
-13
-11
-12
-11
-5
-2
0
2
3
5
6
-2
1
2
-14
-22
-26
-27
-28
-24
-26
-20
-12
-12
-9
-5
-4
0
1
-11
2900
2800
2000
550
300
0
0
0
0
0
800
2050
1500
2150
2250
2700
2800
2450
Cloud base (m)
2050
2350
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
2400
700
700
750
700
700
650
650
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Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:01
Sunset
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:17

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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

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.
58 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(13 kph at 290).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 344).
5
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
3
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
46 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
16
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
56 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 46 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
32 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 351 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
45 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 248).
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.