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

Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
30
WSW
40
W
60
NW
55
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
W
60
W
65
W
70
WNW
85
WNW
50
WNW
2
4
1
2
max °C
4
5
5
1
-2
-7
-14
-15
-6
-4
-3
-3
-5
-7
-13
-17
-15
-11
min °C
3
5
2
0
-4
-15
-15
-15
-14
-5
-4
-4
-6
-9
-17
-18
-16
-15
-2
0
-6
-6
-13
-30
-29
-28
-27
-12
-11
-12
-16
-21
-32
-35
-32
-30
2500
2600
2400
2000
1350
0
0
0
0
500
1000
700
800
700
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8700
5950
1650
650
700
750
850
4700
2300
1600
700
1600
700
750
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
Sunset
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37

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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 311).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 252).
10
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
19 km SW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 253).
3
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 355).
13

* 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.