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

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
1700
km/h
60
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
10
N
5
SE
0
WNW
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
N
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
0
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
1
1
3
4
6
min °C
1
-1
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
0
2
3
4
 chill °C
-7
-9
-15
-14
-14
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-11
-10
-2
-2
-2
2
3
2
Freezing level m
2550
1600
1250
800
1000
800
650
750
250
900
1050
750
1300
2050
2000
2550
2900
3150
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Sunrise
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
5:20
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:17
—
—
5:16
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—
5:16
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 323).
5
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 214).
14
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
39 minutes ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 199 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
47 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 213).
6
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
35
23 km ESE
975m alt.
35 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 294).
5
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 359 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 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.