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– Lat/Long: 36.31° N 81.72° W

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

Issued: 7 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
snow showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
20
SW
30
W
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
10
W
25
SSW
40
WSW
55
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
2
1
0.2
0.1
0.7
0.3
15
0.1
9
max °C
13
13
14
15
14
16
14
-2
-2
0
-1
6
4
6
10
10
9
11
11
min °C
12
12
13
13
14
16
3
-3
-4
-3
-1
4
3
4
10
8
9
11
2
10
10
11
11
12
14
-4
-12
-14
-12
-7
-1
-4
-2
7
4
5
8
-6
3600
3500
3650
3800
3950
3600
3350
1000
1250
1800
1350
2850
3200
3200
3350
3500
3500
3500
3250
Cloud base (m)
3600
950
4650
6550
900
700
7400
8450
7100
1950
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1313141414169-3-3-2-154510991171517191718211311121068151112169
Sunrise
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:37
Sunset
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32

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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 16mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri 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.
32 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
14 km SSE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
16 km SSW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
3
17 km SSE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 121).
3
17 km SSW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSW
1557m alt.
32 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 237).
19
19 km SW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 77).
0
20 km ENE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 195).
5
20 km SSE
1170m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
23 km ENE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 294).
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.