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

Issued: 1 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
risk tstorm
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
30
W
45
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
W
60
NW
65
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
1
1
1.4
max °C
16
14
12
15
15
16
18
16
2
4
2
2
6
7
8
10
10
min °C
16
10
10
14
15
15
17
10
0
2
0
1
4
5
7
10
8
15
6
6
12
14
13
16
7
-9
-6
-8
-6
-2
0
3
7
4
3800
3700
3600
3800
3750
4150
3850
3800
1450
2700
1800
2000
2250
2550
2800
2950
2950
Cloud base (m)
850
8300
5650
3000
2550
750
1900
2250
2450
8250
6900
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:46
Sunset
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:02
8:04
8:05

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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 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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
24° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 232).
5
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(13 kph at 300).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 241).
11
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 77).
8
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
51 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 276).
19
19 km SW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 137).
6
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 289 degs) was rejected.
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
48 minutes ago
Dry
24 km E
943m alt.
48 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 303).
29

* 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.