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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 1 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
50
SW
55
W
60
WNW
45
W
55
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
15
SW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
35
WSW
50
W
30
WNW
35
W
55
W
6
7
1
12
8
0.1
3
0.1
0.2
max °C
8
2
-10
-13
-11
-8
-7
-3
-1
1
2
4
5
9
8
8
12
12
min °C
7
-5
-14
-14
-12
-10
-7
-4
-3
0
2
3
5
8
7
7
10
10
1
-15
-27
-27
-25
-22
-14
-10
-9
-7
-4
-3
1
5
1
2
7
5
3000
650
0
0
250
0
600
1250
1400
1850
2150
2450
2700
2850
3050
3150
3300
3550
Cloud base (m)
650
650
700
750
900
6450
2000
1500
950
950
950
1700
6500
2550
900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
8-2-12-14-12-9-7-4-212459881111122-9-10-7-7-42147691312121614
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: Mild with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon 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 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat 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
Wind obs. (6 kph from 83 degs) was rejected.
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 120 to 260 degs)
(20 kph at 210).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 5 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 257 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (40 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 186).
48
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 325 degs) was rejected.
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 168).
58
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 194).
42

* 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.