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

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5300
1800
800
650
650
650
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
1900
9050
km/h
15
SSW
15
W
45
W
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
3
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
10
10
8
3
0
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
min °C
8
8
4
2
-1
-5
-5
-5
-8
-7
-5
-6
-3
-1
-1
0
1
0
 chill °C
6
4
-3
-6
-9
-15
-14
-14
-19
-17
-15
-14
-7
-4
-3
0
1
-2
Freezing level m
3400
3350
3000
2750
1600
1150
750
950
550
600
950
350
1050
1400
1400
1550
1900
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
9963-1-4-5-5-7-7-5-5-3-1-1011141310640-1-1-3-3-1-3221452
Sunrise
6:58
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
5:21
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:17
—
—
5:16
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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 with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
42 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 223).
0
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 236).
14
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
11
19 km SW
1219m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 49).
5
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
58 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 177).
13
23 km ESE
975m alt.
49 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 173).
10
23 km ENE
922m alt.
58 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 38 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 134 degs) was rejected.
28 km NE
840m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 298 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.