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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 Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
65
WNW
25
WNW
20
S
60
SSE
45
S
50
SSE
75
S
25
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
8
6
2
1
1.7
1
max °C
5
3
8
7
5
7
9
8
-3
-10
-16
-11
-7
-4
0
0
1
4
5
min °C
3
2
7
5
4
5
8
2
-7
-15
-16
-13
-11
-5
-2
-2
1
3
5
-5
-5
4
-2
-2
-1
2
-4
-19
-29
-31
-26
-24
-11
-7
-8
-6
-1
4
2900
3150
3250
3100
3300
3500
3650
3000
600
0
0
200
0
1000
1500
1350
2600
2900
3300
Cloud base (m)
8800
700
700
650
650
650
700
750
1950
2450
2100
1000
1700
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
43865695-5-13-16-12-9-5-1-114577139810128-2-10-13-8-8-242597
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37

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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: Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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.
28 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
33 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 222).
11
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
44 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 241 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 349).
2
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 165).
18
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
44 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 162 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.