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

Issued: 6 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
35
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
40
WSW
45
W
50
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
65
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
3
0.3
5
1.2
1.2
1.6
5
4
0.4
max °C
9
8
8
10
10
11
8
7
8
6
6
3
-5
-5
-12
-10
-9
-10
min °C
9
8
8
9
9
10
8
7
4
6
4
-3
-6
-9
-12
-12
-10
-11
5
4
4
7
6
7
3
1
-1
1
-1
-11
-17
-21
-26
-24
-22
-23
3900
3500
3200
3200
3250
3550
3200
3100
3000
2850
2650
1950
850
950
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
6100
2000
800
800
1450
700
700
3450
700
2250
2100
700
2050
700
700
850
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
988101011876650-6-7-12-11-10-11131212131313121191094-1-2-8-7-6-8
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
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: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun 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
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
6
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 156).
2
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
10
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 252).
13
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
6
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 86 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 137 degs) was rejected.

* 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.