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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 Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
5
E
25
N
45
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
30
W
35
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
N
1
4
7
4
1
1
2
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-13
-15
-18
-16
-13
-10
-8
-6
-5
-2
0
0
0
-1
-2
min °C
-9
-10
-13
-13
-17
-19
-18
-14
-13
-9
-6
-6
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-6
-15
-16
-19
-17
-30
-35
-34
-28
-26
-18
-15
-17
-11
-7
-6
-5
-6
-11
350
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
650
950
1400
1650
1600
1500
1050
Cloud base (m)
2850
1850
700
700
700
750
700
750
750
700
750
700
700
800
900
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-12-13-16-19-17-14-12-9-6-6-3-100-1-4-4-5-8-9-13-16-15-11-11-5-4-312343-1
Sunrise
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:24
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 199).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 322).
10
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 193).
5
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
5
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 194).
10
19 km SW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 76).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 114).
14
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 99 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.