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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 7 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon morning turning to light snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
65
NW
65
NW
15
WSW
40
WSW
60
W
65
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
50
S
50
S
55
SSE
65
S
70
SSW
60
W
60
WNW
45
W
65
WNW
30
WNW
17
9
0.2
0.8
max °C
-2
-4
0
3
6
4
4
7
7
6
7
10
10
1
-7
-13
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-5
-4
2
5
1
3
7
6
6
5
9
9
-5
-13
-14
-10
-10
-16
-16
-12
-5
-1
-7
-3
4
1
0
-2
4
3
-16
-26
-27
-22
-20
700
1000
900
2600
2800
3050
3150
3150
3200
3400
3500
3700
3200
700
0
0
550
0
Cloud base (m)
700
750
700
6500
1650
7100
700
750
750
650
700
700
8650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-2363477661010-2-10-14-9-9-1-1-1410671299913131-8-10-5-6
Sunrise
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
Sunset
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35

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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

Drizzle on Mon morning turning to light snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 331).
3
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
0.0 km
High: scattered
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
24 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 267).
13
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
41 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 123 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
24 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (29 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (53 kph from 62 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
33 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
5
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 339).
29
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
41 minutes ago
0° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 352).
45

* 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.