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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 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
25
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
45
W
40
NW
5
W
20
WSW
35
W
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
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1
0.1
2
36
1.3
0.5
max °C
13
12
11
13
12
12
13
13
11
11
1
4
10
8
8
12
12
min °C
12
11
10
12
10
12
11
11
10
9
-1
2
8
7
7
10
12
9
8
7
9
6
8
7
9
7
4
-9
-3
5
4
1
6
9
3100
3200
3250
3000
3450
3650
3900
3900
3600
3250
1300
3100
2800
3150
3250
3500
3700
Cloud base (m)
9050
2900
2850
3450
2200
750
700
1600
700
9400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1312111311121212111003988111218151518151617151415371411121616
Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:26
Sunset
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19
8:20
8:21

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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: Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat 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
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
5
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 18 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
8
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 208 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
39 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 138).
3
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 188).
19
28 km NE
840m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 267).
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.