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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 Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
S
20
S
45
S
45
S
55
SSW
50
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
50
NW
50
W
60
W
55
WNW
30
W
30
W
60
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
1
4
4
9
max °C
-6
-8
0
1
7
0
-14
-15
-10
-7
-8
-11
-9
-9
-11
-12
-9
-7
min °C
-7
-9
-9
1
3
-12
-14
-17
-19
-7
-9
-12
-10
-11
-15
-15
-10
-8
-14
-17
-19
-7
-4
-25
-28
-33
-35
-18
-22
-25
-19
-22
-29
-26
-18
-16
650
250
0
3250
3450
700
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
800
750
700
650
700
700
750
750
700
700
700
750
6900
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-515-6-14-16-15-7-9-12-10-10-13-14-10-8-3-6-416-5-11-13-14-4-6-9-7-7-11-10-8-7
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:47
5:49
5:50

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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 Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
3
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 292).
8
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
51 minutes ago
-8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 195).
2
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 172).
31
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
51 minutes ago
-6° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 151).
11
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
51 minutes ago
-7° C
-
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 131).
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.