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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 Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
50
W
45
W
55
W
35
W
25
W
35
W
55
WNW
65
NW
40
NNW
10
N
10
W
30
W
 cm 
2
5
2
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
3
-1
-6
-8
-8
-4
-1
-1
-1
-2
1
1
-9
-12
-8
-6
-6
-2
min°C
3
-3
-9
-9
-8
-7
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-6
-10
-16
-18
-7
-6
-4
chill°C 
-4
-13
-21
-20
-18
-17
-10
-9
-12
-10
-7
-17
-23
-31
-34
-10
-10
-10
Freezing level (m
2200
1400
300
250
300
0
1300
1350
1400
1100
1350
1800
250
0
0
0
750
0
Cloud base (m)
6000
2200
700
700
700
700
1800
1800
1500
700
800
750
800
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3-2-8-9-8-6-1-1-2-20-3-10-14-13-7-6-372-4-6-6-432223-1-7-11-13-4-4-3
Sunrise
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:30
Sunset
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:13

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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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 327).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 333).
18
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 75 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 256).
32
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 346).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 266).
32
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
23 km ENE
922m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 359 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.