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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 6 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
65
W
70
W
55
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
45
NW
70
NW
65
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
4
3
3
5
2
2
1
0.1
2
0.6
1.3
2
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.5
max °C
9
9
10
10
11
7
6
4
5
4
3
-6
-8
-11
-11
-11
-11
min °C
7
8
9
10
9
7
5
4
3
4
-2
-7
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
3
5
6
7
4
1
-2
-3
-3
1
-9
-18
-23
-26
-25
-24
-25
3750
3300
3100
3250
3500
3300
3150
2900
2750
2700
2300
750
550
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
800
1900
1600
700
9450
6450
850
1800
1450
700
700
700
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
89101010764441-7-9-12-12-11-1212121414141297695-2-5-8-8-7-9
Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15

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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: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun 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
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
2
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 162).
0
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 246).
13
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
0
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
47 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 324).
6
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 205).
6

* 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.