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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 am Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
55
WSW
75
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
40
W
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
6
0.1
max °C
9
10
9
9
11
11
-3
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-6
min °C
7
9
8
9
9
1
-6
-9
-11
-11
-9
-9
-7
-4
-3
-4
-4
-14
2
6
5
6
6
-8
-18
-22
-25
-24
-21
-21
-17
-12
-12
-14
-14
-28
3900
3800
3600
3950
3850
4000
850
450
0
0
350
0
350
1000
800
900
1050
250
Cloud base (m)
6500
700
700
650
700
750
700
700
8500
6550
1650
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
81099106-5-8-11-10-9-9-6-3-3-4-4-1012141111129-3-5-8-7-6-7-3-1-10-1-7
Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
Sunset
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22

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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: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
45 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
2
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
37 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 247).
11
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
56 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 270).
11
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
34 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
6
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
38 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 297).
23
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
39 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 357 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.