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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 Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
S
20
SW
35
SW
55
W
60
W
45
WNW
20
WNW
5
SW
15
S
40
NW
75
NW
70
NW
70
NW
60
NW
55
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
4
3
3
6
2
1
1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.3
max °C
9
11
12
9
7
6
7
7
6
-5
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-7
-2
3
min °C
9
10
10
8
6
5
5
6
-2
-6
-10
-12
-12
-10
-12
-11
-5
-1
7
8
7
3
0
0
1
5
-10
-17
-23
-26
-26
-23
-24
-19
-10
-6
3150
3350
3450
3350
3300
2900
3050
2900
2450
800
500
0
0
200
0
0
800
1900
Cloud base (m)
1750
750
1700
8950
1550
1950
1850
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
850
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:15

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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: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 246).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 346 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
2
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
37 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
40 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 218).
8
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
0
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
3
27 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0

* 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.