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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 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
45
WSW
65
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
35
W
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
3
max °C
10
11
10
9
11
11
-3
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-5
min °C
8
10
8
9
9
1
-6
-9
-11
-11
-9
-10
-8
-3
-3
-3
-4
-14
4
8
5
6
6
-7
-18
-22
-25
-24
-20
-22
-17
-10
-12
-12
-14
-27
3950
3800
3600
3950
3850
4050
950
500
0
0
400
0
400
1050
900
1000
1050
300
Cloud base (m)
6500
700
700
650
700
750
700
700
8500
6550
1650
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
91199106-5-8-11-10-9-9-6-3-2-3-4-1012141111129-2-5-8-7-6-7-20-110-7
Sunrise
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
Sunset
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22

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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: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
4 km SE
1016m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 286).
2
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 149 degs) was rejected.
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
48 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
19
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 300).
27
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 134).
10
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 351).
19
24 km ENE
943m alt.
43 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 279).
21
25 km SSW
1197m alt.
45 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 166).
13

* 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.