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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 Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Mon morning).

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
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
65
NW
65
NW
15
W
40
SW
55
WSW
70
WNW
20
WNW
25
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
55
SW
70
WNW
60
NW
50
WNW
15
2
0.1
11
1.9
max °C
15
16
14
-2
-3
-1
2
7
5
2
7
7
7
8
10
-5
-7
-8
min °C
15
16
6
-5
-5
-4
1
4
1
1
6
6
7
6
2
-6
-8
-12
13
14
1
-16
-16
-14
-6
-2
-7
-6
3
1
2
1
-6
-18
-20
-24
3900
3800
3450
750
1100
800
2400
2750
2950
3200
3200
3300
3250
3400
3250
550
650
0
Cloud base (m)
5000
6500
2150
700
700
8650
1850
2150
700
700
800
700
700
1750
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
151610-4-4-3263277776-6-8-10192114-10-131065129101110-4-3-6
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32
7:34

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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 11mm), heaviest on Wed night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri night).

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

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
57 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 162).
3
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
58 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 131).
3
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 195).
24
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 298).
6
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 274).
10

* 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.