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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 1 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
W
20
S
60
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
70
S
25
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
7
6
2
1
0.1
0.6
3
max °C
4
9
8
5
7
9
5
-4
-11
-15
-10
-5
-4
-1
1
1
5
4
min °C
4
9
6
4
5
8
1
-8
-14
-15
-12
-10
-4
-3
-1
1
3
3
-2
7
0
-2
-1
2
-4
-20
-28
-30
-25
-21
-10
-8
-6
-5
-1
3
3100
3200
3050
3350
3550
3450
2400
450
0
0
350
0
850
1400
2100
2400
2750
2850
Cloud base (m)
700
700
650
650
650
700
750
2550
2100
2100
1700
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4975693-6-13-15-11-8-4-2014481410810127-3-9-11-7-6-233597
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37

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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: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, calm 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 340).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
54 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
8
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 273).
34
19 km SW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 351).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 268).
34
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
36 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 19 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.