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

Issued: 1 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
4000
4000
800
2400
5800
850
2550
5150
9550
km/h
20
W
50
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
10
N
5
SW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
9
0.3
0.1
3
0.5
1.1
0.1
0.1
1.3
1.6
0.2
3
4
2
max °C
23
21
18
20
20
19
20
19
19
20
20
18
21
20
21
23
22
min °C
21
18
17
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
18
17
20
20
21
23
22
 chill °C
21
16
15
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
20
20
21
23
22
Freezing level m
4800
4650
4750
4900
4800
4800
5050
5200
5000
5050
5100
5000
4900
5150
5100
5050
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22201820201920191920191821202123222823222523232422232523222523252925
Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
Sunset
8:22
8:21
8:20
8:17
8:16
8:15

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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 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Mon 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
lightning 11km N of Boone
9 km E
1101m alt.
56 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
5
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
52 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 145 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
19
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 227).
16
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
6
lightning 13km S of West Jefferson
19 km E
935m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
23 km ENE
922m alt.
43 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
24 km E
943m alt.
57 minutes ago
28° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
5
lightning 15km E of Roan Mountain
26 km SSW
1157m alt.
25 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.