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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 Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
65
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
45
W
30
WSW
55
W
30
W
30
WSW
50
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
40
NW
 cm 
1
2
8
1
2
 mm 
1.4
max°C
-5
-3
0
4
4
-2
-6
-8
-8
-4
0
2
3
4
6
7
-6
-9
-8
min°C
-8
-4
-2
1
2
-3
-9
-9
-8
-7
-2
1
2
4
5
-3
-7
-11
-13
chill°C 
-14
-10
-8
-6
-6
-13
-21
-20
-18
-17
-11
-5
-6
-1
0
-12
-19
-24
-25
Freezing level (m
0
800
1150
2050
2600
1300
500
150
400
0
1200
2250
2850
3300
3300
2850
550
250
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
650
650
1350
700
700
700
700
1750
2500
9450
850
900
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-4-133-3-8-9-8-6-123462-7-10-11-5-11462-5-6-5-4244895-4-7-10
Sunrise
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
Sunset
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:12

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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8 km
Low: overcast
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 9).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
50 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 197).
0
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
19 km SW
1219m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 126).
5
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
23 km ENE
922m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 181).
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.