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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 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sat morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
SSW
40
WSW
45
W
75
WNW
80
NW
35
NW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
30
W
15
WNW
35
NW
75
NNW
75
NW
1
8
8
10
2
14
5
0.6
max °C
10
11
5
-8
-10
-1
-1
0
2
3
5
5
0
-1
-2
-10
-13
-13
min °C
10
7
-6
-10
-10
-9
-2
-1
1
2
4
2
-1
-2
-7
-12
-13
-14
6
1
-17
-24
-24
-21
-7
-7
-6
-3
-1
-6
-10
-7
-14
-25
-28
-30
3650
3550
3050
550
300
0
1450
1400
2000
2200
2500
2600
1400
1400
1100
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
750
700
750
800
850
9150
4600
8200
700
650
650
650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
109-1-9-10-5-2-12354-1-2-5-11-13-1413133-4-7-532368642-1-8-10-13
Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35

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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: Moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sat morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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.
36 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
5
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
28 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 255).
10
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
32 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 289).
26
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
19 km SW
1219m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
6
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
44 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 272).
31
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
44 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 23 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.