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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
15
S
20
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
W
55
NW
65
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
55
W
60
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
45
WNW
60
NW
55
NW
40
NW
2
9
4
3
1
22
max °C
-3
-6
-8
-1
2
6
0
-14
-14
-11
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-11
-17
-16
-10
min °C
-5
-7
-9
-8
0
2
-12
-14
-16
-17
-8
-8
-10
-9
-11
-17
-19
-17
-16
-12
-14
-18
-17
-8
-5
-25
-28
-32
-32
-19
-20
-23
-19
-20
-31
-35
-32
-30
0
550
0
0
0
3350
850
0
0
0
0
500
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
2050
850
700
700
650
700
700
700
750
700
700
800
750
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-7-9-514-6-14-15-14-8-8-10-9-10-14-18-17-13-3-3-6-415-5-11-11-14-5-5-8-6-7-11-14-13-12
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:47
5:49
5:50

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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 moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 138).
5
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
56 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
29 minutes ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 38).
6
19 km SW
1219m alt.
25 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
3
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
27 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 38 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.