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

Issued: 1 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3500
800
4950
5000
3400
5200
900
2050
2000
700
700
700
km/h
30
W
35
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
5
SW
20
W
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
3
0.1
0.2
0.1
3
2
0.7
1.2
1
1
max °C
21
20
16
20
19
18
21
21
20
22
22
18
18
16
14
14
14
min °C
21
17
16
19
18
18
21
20
19
22
18
17
18
14
14
14
14
 chill °C
21
16
15
19
17
18
21
20
18
22
17
16
18
12
13
13
14
Freezing level m
4900
5100
5000
4850
4900
4950
4850
4700
4850
4650
4800
4700
4600
4450
4400
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
Sunset
8:15
8:14
8:12
8:10
8:09
8:08

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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 Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
lightning 15km N of Boone
6 km NE
1164m alt.
55 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 14km ESE of Mountain City
10 km NNE
1003m alt.
55 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
12 km SSE
1016m alt.
50 minutes ago
20° C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
0
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
18
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
52 minutes ago
19° C
light rain
Light rain.
3
Calm
(3 kph at 175).
3
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
lightning 6km WNW of West Jefferson
18 km NE
953m alt.
41 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (21 kph from 228 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 326).
5
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 126).
5

* 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.