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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 6 am Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
25
W
20
WSW
35
W
50
NW
70
NW
30
N
10
W
25
W
45
W
20
W
10
W
30
W
40
W
35
W
15
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
45
WSW
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
0.1
0.1
2
max°C
6
7
4
-12
-15
-3
-2
-2
0
3
4
6
6
6
9
10
9
10
min°C
3
5
-8
-14
-16
-14
-3
-2
-2
2
3
6
6
5
7
10
8
4
chill°C 
-2
1
-19
-28
-32
-27
-7
-8
-10
-3
0
2
1
0
3
6
4
-3
Freezing level (m
2550
2850
1700
0
0
0
850
1200
350
3300
3550
3550
3050
3050
2900
3150
3250
3100
Cloud base (m)
800
700
800
6400
2100
1600
1850
2600
3200
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56-2-13-16-9-3-2-13466681097881-10-12-8000567871012118
Sunrise
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
Sunset
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14

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Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) at the specific elevation of 1445 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Rich Mountain (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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
4 km SE
1016m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 254).
14
12 km SW
1227m alt.
51 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 337).
0
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 264).
40
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
6
23 km NE
1022m alt.
51 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 274).
31
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 313).
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.