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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
65
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SE
15
N
40
NNW
60
NW
75
NW
70
NW
65
NW
40
WNW
25
W
60
WNW
35
WNW
15
W
10
S
2
8
4
3
1
2
max °C
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-13
-17
-19
-16
-14
-9
-7
-4
-4
-3
0
-1
min °C
-15
-13
-7
-7
-6
-6
-11
-14
-18
-20
-18
-14
-13
-9
-5
-5
-4
-1
-2
-28
-21
-14
-12
-11
-9
-16
-24
-33
-37
-35
-29
-27
-19
-12
-16
-12
-5
-5
0
0
500
0
400
650
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
550
800
1300
1150
Cloud base (m)
1700
6400
2900
2300
2000
750
700
700
700
750
700
700
700
750
1900
750
700
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54

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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the W 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
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 308).
16
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 121 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 191).
11
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 309).
42
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 79).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 326).
31
24 km ENE
943m alt.
37 minutes ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
2
27 km S
507m alt.
39 minutes ago
-9° C
-
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.