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

Issued: 1 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
heavy rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
heavy rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
45
W
60
NW
60
NW
15
W
30
SSW
60
W
55
WNW
20
W
20
S
40
SSW
35
S
40
S
55
SSW
2
0.7
1.1
16
0.2
0.6
max °C
15
15
15
17
15
-3
-2
-1
0
8
5
6
9
8
8
10
11
min °C
14
14
14
17
4
-6
-3
-3
-1
7
1
4
9
8
8
10
9
13
13
12
16
-3
-17
-13
-10
-9
2
-7
-2
7
4
4
6
4
3600
3950
3950
3850
3350
700
1250
950
1450
2650
3050
3050
3300
3300
3400
3450
3400
Cloud base (m)
2200
6500
4350
6250
850
700
8750
8300
6700
1700
9300
900
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1515151710-5-3-2-183598810101917172112-120211671310111313
Sunrise
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 (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) is: Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

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.
49 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
56 minutes ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 142).
2
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
14
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 268).
11
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
39 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 48).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 282).
24
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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.