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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 Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
25
W
35
WNW
50
W
60
W
60
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
60
W
60
WNW
45
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
1
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-12
-10
-8
-2
-2
0
1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-8
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-11
-13
-13
-9
-6
-3
-2
0
-3
-5
-4
-3
-6
-9
-21
-20
-21
-21
-24
-26
-26
-20
-14
-9
-8
-8
-13
-15
-14
-8
-15
-19
200
250
0
250
400
0
0
350
0
1200
1350
1950
1250
1000
550
1150
950
0
Cloud base (m)
1750
800
7800
9150
8500
2000
1600
700
700
5850
2800
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-10-9-10-13-12-9-4-3-11-3-4-3-3-5-9-7-7-7-6-6-10-8-6-31231-1-22-2-5
Sunrise
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:33
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:43

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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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 284).
2
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(24 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: scattered
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
43 minutes ago
-4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 207).
11
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 291).
10
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 53 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
39 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 21).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 264).
14
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
52 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 4 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.