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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 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
45
W
25
W
40
W
50
W
35
W
20
SSE
55
S
55
SSW
60
SW
80
WNW
70
WNW
40
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
65
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
 cm 
1
 mm 
1
max°C
3
5
7
5
6
7
6
6
7
-3
-3
4
6
9
9
2
1
-2
min°C
3
4
6
5
6
6
5
5
-1
-5
-4
-3
4
5
2
2
-1
-3
chill°C 
-4
-1
1
-1
1
0
-2
-2
-10
-17
-15
-12
0
1
-6
-6
-10
-12
Freezing level (m
3450
3600
3500
3500
3200
2850
3400
3150
3000
1050
850
500
3200
3400
3450
3300
2800
800
Cloud base (m)
6300
5850
2450
850
650
800
750
700
9500
8950
8900
1700
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
357567663-4-4157620-3667898886-2-2288764-1
Sunrise
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
Sunset
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15

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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: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
51 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 274).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
6
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 274).
13
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 222).
43
19 km SW
1219m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
2
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 276).
21
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 67 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.