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Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina)
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 12 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
40
W
30
WSW
40
W
65
WNW
70
NW
30
N
15
W
35
W
55
W
30
W
20
W
40
W
50
W
50
W
20
SW
50
SSW
35
SSW
50
W
 cm 
2
1
 mm 
0.4
0.5
6
max°C
5
6
3
-13
-16
-4
-2
-3
-1
2
4
6
5
4
6
7
8
8
min°C
2
4
-9
-15
-16
-14
-3
-3
-3
2
3
6
5
4
5
7
6
-2
chill°C 
-5
-1
-21
-30
-32
-27
-8
-11
-12
-4
-2
1
-1
-3
0
1
1
-12
Freezing level (m
2450
2800
1700
0
0
0
850
1100
0
3300
3550
3600
3350
2900
2950
3150
3250
2900
Cloud base (m)
9200
800
750
800
1950
1000
750
1600
2550
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
45-3-14-16-9-3-3-224654677388-1-11-14-91-1-256786810106
Sunrise
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
Sunset
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
34 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 297).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
3
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 93).
3
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
11
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
8
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 268).
16
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 242).
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.