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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 6 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
WSW
40
SW
65
W
70
W
55
W
35
W
10
W
15
SW
55
NW
70
WNW
75
NW
65
NW
60
NW
55
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
45
W
2
5
5
6
2
2
3
1.5
0.6
1
0.1
2
max °C
10
11
7
6
5
7
7
5
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-9
-5
-1
min °C
10
9
7
6
4
5
6
-4
-8
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-7
-3
7
4
1
-1
-3
0
3
-13
-20
-24
-26
-26
-24
-26
-22
-14
-10
3250
3400
3250
3050
2900
2650
2700
2600
600
350
0
0
0
0
0
550
250
Cloud base (m)
850
1950
9250
9450
2650
1700
3000
1750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
800
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1010765671-8-10-12-12-11-12-11-6-214141210810114-4-6-8-8-8-10-7-3-1
Sunrise
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:15

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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 light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
52 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 205).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
11 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
3
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 43 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 197).
21
19 km SW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
0
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 149).
5
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 158).
6

* 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.