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

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 7 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2600
800
750
1700
km/h
25
SSW
30
W
35
W
50
NW
55
N
40
NNW
25
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
N
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.1
—
—
0.9
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
18
15
16
11
0
1
3
6
7
9
10
10
11
11
13
11
min °C
17
15
15
0
-1
1
0
4
6
7
9
10
9
11
12
10
 chill °C
16
13
13
-8
-10
-6
-7
0
4
5
7
8
7
9
12
10
Freezing level m
4800
4550
4000
3300
1500
3200
3800
3850
3950
4050
3900
3950
3850
3800
3900
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1815166-112578101010111311201920104648129121512131713
Sunrise
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7:33
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—
7:35
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
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—
Sunset
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
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—
6:45
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6:44
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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: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
0
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
0
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 175 degs) was rejected.
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
56 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 200).
8
19 km SW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
2
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
3
23 km ESE
975m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 10).
0
23 km ENE
922m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 197).
5
24 km E
943m alt.
46 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 233).
0

* 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.