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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod. rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
30
WSW
30
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
50
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
55
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
20
WNW
35
NW
1
3
9
max °C
7
0
-14
-15
-11
-7
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-15
min °C
2
-12
-14
-17
-20
-8
-10
-12
-10
-11
-15
-12
-9
-10
-10
-12
-20
-4
-24
-27
-33
-36
-18
-23
-24
-20
-23
-27
-21
-16
-16
-14
-21
-34
3200
1000
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
300
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
700
700
700
750
700
700
750
750
1700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5-6-14-16-16-8-10-11-10-10-14-11-9-10-10-11-185-4-11-13-15-5-6-9-6-7-11-8-6-8-7-8-15
Sunrise
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
Sunset
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51

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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 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

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.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 82 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
40 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
3
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 263).
29
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 259).
5
23 km NE
1022m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 61).
6
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 145).
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.