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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 7 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
75
S
40
SW
45
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
25
W
10
SW
20
S
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
65
WNW
19
5
1.9
27
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.1
max °C
10
9
1
-8
-12
-9
-6
-6
-2
1
2
4
5
7
9
9
10
12
12
min °C
10
8
-4
-13
-13
-10
-11
-6
-3
-2
1
4
4
6
8
9
9
12
11
5
3
-13
-26
-25
-22
-20
-11
-7
-8
-6
-1
0
2
5
6
4
9
6
3500
2900
800
0
0
300
0
650
1150
1500
2150
2400
2400
2700
2900
3100
3250
3450
3650
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
700
750
850
800
1900
900
900
1600
1600
2200
800
800
800
800
8350
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
109-2-11-13-10-9-6-3-124579910121213121-8-10-7-7-41248791212131615
Sunrise
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:28
Sunset
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38

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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: Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
4 km SE
1016m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 173).
32
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(20 kph at 200).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 149).
11
12 km SW
1227m alt.
53 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 59 degs) was rejected.
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
59 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (32 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 175).
42
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 318 degs) was rejected.
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
34
24 km ENE
943m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 139).
29

* 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.