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

Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
40
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
40
WNW
60
W
65
W
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
60
W
60
WNW
20
W
2
1
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-12
-10
-6
-1
0
0
1
-3
-8
2
min °C
-4
-3
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-13
-12
-9
-5
-2
0
-1
-6
-9
-5
-13
-10
-19
-20
-22
-23
-23
-24
-26
-24
-17
-12
-8
-5
-8
-17
-21
-14
1200
1000
700
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
400
0
1500
1550
1800
1050
450
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
950
750
750
850
5700
2400
1800
850
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-7-11-11-10-10-10-13-11-8-3-100-5-9-210-4-8-9-8-6-7-10-8-5-2232-1-5-2
Sunrise
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:33
Sunset
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42

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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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

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.
37 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
8 km
Low: overcast
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 110).
5
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
19 km SW
1219m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 18).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 282).
26
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
42 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 13 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
28 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 286).
18

* 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.