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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 12 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
10
SW
25
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
50
W
50
NW
55
WNW
40
NW
40
W
50
W
65
WNW
40
W
25
WNW
50
WNW
4
13
2
3
4
8
max °C
0
-1
-2
-4
-7
-9
-2
-1
2
1
-12
-13
-7
-5
-6
-9
-8
-10
-12
min °C
0
-1
-5
-5
-7
-9
-9
-3
2
-12
-13
-15
-16
-6
-6
-11
-10
-12
-17
-5
-4
-12
-12
-13
-17
-19
-11
-5
-26
-26
-29
-30
-15
-16
-24
-19
-23
-30
1700
1450
1300
0
450
300
0
0
3150
750
0
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4200
2600
2500
900
2150
1700
700
750
650
650
700
700
750
700
700
850
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-4-5-7-9-6-22-6-13-14-12-6-6-10-9-11-15340-3-4-6-5-23-4-10-11-12-4-5-9-6-9-13
Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:47
5:49

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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW 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.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 126).
2
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 56 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 43).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
41 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
3
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
49 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
8

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