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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 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
35
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
NW
45
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
50
SW
55
W
50
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
60
W
60
WNW
1
7
2
1
2
1
max °C
2
-1
-5
-15
-15
-6
-3
-2
-2
-6
-7
-11
-14
-14
-11
-8
-8
-12
min °C
1
-3
-15
-16
-15
-14
-4
-3
-5
-6
-9
-13
-14
-14
-15
-11
-9
-14
-3
-11
-30
-31
-30
-28
-12
-10
-14
-17
-20
-24
-25
-26
-28
-23
-22
-28
2050
1500
0
0
0
0
600
1100
900
700
600
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
6250
1900
650
700
700
800
4150
2250
1750
700
1550
750
1750
850
700
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:35
Sunset
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38

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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, 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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 303).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 34).
6
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
38 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 164).
5
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
33 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 234 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 39).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 236).
14
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 153 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.