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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 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
20
WNW
15
S
25
S
40
SSW
45
SW
40
W
25
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
S
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
 cm 
3
1
1
 mm 
0.3
1
19
5
max°C
-6
-10
-8
-8
-2
-2
-3
3
4
1
2
1
3
4
5
-1
0
min°C
-8
-12
-11
-8
-9
-3
-4
-2
3
0
-2
1
2
2
1
-4
-6
chill°C 
-20
-25
-24
-19
-19
-8
-11
-10
-3
-8
-9
-4
-3
-5
-6
-13
-16
Freezing level (m
800
0
0
600
0
1200
1050
1350
2500
2000
1350
2000
2300
2700
2700
1250
350
Cloud base (m)
750
800
6950
5950
6150
3350
900
750
750
800
750
700
650
650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-11-10-8-6-3-414101333-3-3-3-8-6-4-41-1253244561-2
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
Sunset
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:10

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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 4°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(28 kph at 310).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 267).
13
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 151 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
45 minutes ago
-8° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 292).
47
19 km SW
1219m alt.
45 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 226).
6
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 304).
24
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
44 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
13
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 321).
40
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 276).
16

* 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.