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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 7 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
risk tstorm
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
WSW
60
NW
65
NW
15
WSW
45
WSW
60
W
60
WNW
15
WSW
25
S
50
S
50
SSE
55
SSE
75
S
30
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
19
7
14
0.1
1.5
4
max °C
14
-1
-4
0
3
6
4
5
7
7
6
8
10
9
-3
-8
-14
-9
-8
min °C
6
-5
-5
-4
2
4
1
4
6
6
6
6
8
3
-6
-13
-15
-11
-9
3
-16
-16
-14
-5
-3
-6
-2
3
1
1
0
2
-3
-18
-27
-29
-23
-20
3550
750
1000
1000
2600
2850
3050
3100
3150
3250
3400
3400
3650
3000
500
0
0
500
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
750
700
700
7050
1650
700
700
650
650
650
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10-3-5-23535776796-5-11-15-10-9140-1-141068129910129-2-8-11-5-6
Sunrise
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
Sunset
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35

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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: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

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
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
50 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 48).
3
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
45 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 335 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
54 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 242).
31
19 km SW
1219m alt.
51 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 285).
6
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
54 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 35).
11

* 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.