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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 Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
65
W
60
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
65
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
20
N
60
NNW
70
NW
70
NW
60
NNW
1
3
5
5
6
10
max °C
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
-12
-9
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-11
-15
-18
-16
-15
-8
min °C
-11
-9
-13
-12
-10
-13
-12
-8
-6
-7
-7
-10
-12
-18
-19
-18
-15
-16
-23
-22
-27
-23
-23
-27
-22
-16
-12
-12
-12
-15
-12
-30
-35
-34
-30
-31
0
300
0
0
350
0
0
500
0
550
700
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
2700
750
700
2950
950
1700
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52

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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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

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.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 288).
19
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
50 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (29 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 15 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
58 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 14).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 278).
34
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (29 kph from 7 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 239 degs) was rejected.
28 km NE
840m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
10
Light winds from the WSW
(10 kph at 239).
21
30 km E
920m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 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.