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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
45
W
30
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
20
SW
15
W
25
W
20
SSW
30
SW
50
SSW
60
SW
90
WNW
85
NW
40
WNW
1
2
0.1
2
1.7
0.2
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.1
8
max °C
14
14
13
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
14
15
16
16
12
-6
-4
3
min °C
12
13
9
8
9
9
9
12
12
13
14
14
15
13
-5
-7
-5
-5
9
10
4
3
5
6
6
9
10
12
12
13
13
9
-17
-20
-16
-15
3700
3500
3550
3450
3300
3250
3500
3400
3700
3600
3750
4100
4100
4050
3350
600
950
550
Cloud base (m)
2400
700
750
950
800
3500
9000
6750
5000
7000
1750
700
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13141199910121313141516154-7-5-118181513131215161618181720198-3-21
Sunrise
6:48
7:47
6:46
6:43
6:43
6:41
Sunset
6:27
7:28
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
32 minutes ago
18° C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
11
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
1 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
lightning 9km NE of Boone
14 km ESE
934m alt.
22 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 9km SW of West Jefferson
15 km E
1003m alt.
24 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
37 minutes ago
15° C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
5
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 155).
5
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
24 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
lightning 14km SW of Mountain City
19 km W
703m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
53 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 187).
14
19 km SW
1219m alt.
58 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 340).
0

* 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.