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

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 1 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the NW by Sat morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
7300
5150
2550
2000
850
km/h
40
W
55
NW
55
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
50
W
45
NW
70
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.7
1.1
0.3
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
—
1.2
1.9
max °C
11
11
11
13
15
16
17
17
17
19
18
17
19
18
15
15
7
min °C
9
10
11
12
14
16
17
16
17
18
17
17
18
16
14
12
-3
 chill °C
5
6
7
8
12
15
16
15
16
18
16
16
18
15
11
8
-14
Freezing level m
3700
4250
4650
4600
4300
4350
4650
4950
4900
4950
4950
4700
4650
4600
4550
4000
1150
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Sunrise
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
6:55
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:53
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:50
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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: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the NW 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
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 223).
2
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 41).
10
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 99 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 49).
29
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 46).
5
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 287).
18
21 km S
1059m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 5).
24
23 km ESE
975m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 11).
0
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 346 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.