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

Issued: 7 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
80
S
45
SW
50
W
60
WNW
55
W
55
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
60
WNW
19
7
1
1
1.5
29
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.9
0.8
0.3
1.2
max °C
9
8
0
-9
-13
-11
-7
-6
-3
0
1
3
4
6
7
8
8
11
11
min °C
9
7
-5
-14
-14
-12
-10
-7
-4
-3
0
2
3
5
7
7
8
10
10
4
2
-15
-27
-27
-25
-22
-13
-9
-10
-8
-4
-2
1
3
2
3
6
5
3550
2900
700
0
0
250
0
650
1150
1500
2150
2350
2400
2700
2850
3100
3200
3400
3550
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
700
750
850
800
1900
900
900
1600
1600
2200
800
800
800
800
8350
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
98-3-12-14-12-9-7-4-21346788111113111-8-10-7-7-41247791112131615
Sunrise
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:28
Sunset
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38

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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: Heavy rain (total 31mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 313).
37
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 090 to 230 degs)
(24 kph at 150).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
30 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 304 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 19 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
50 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (42 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 193).
40
19 km SW
1219m alt.
59 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 326 degs) was rejected.
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 119).
24
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
35 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 180).
31

* 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.