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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 7 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
25
S
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
65
S
15
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
6
2
0.2
3
4
max °C
6
10
8
6
7
10
5
-3
-10
-13
-8
-5
-5
-2
1
2
5
4
min °C
4
9
6
5
6
9
1
-7
-14
-14
-10
-9
-5
-4
-3
1
4
3
-1
6
0
-1
-1
4
-4
-18
-27
-27
-22
-20
-10
-9
-8
-3
2
2
3100
3250
3150
3300
3500
3350
2350
450
0
0
450
0
650
1150
1500
2050
2650
2800
Cloud base (m)
7750
700
700
650
700
700
700
750
2000
2450
2000
1000
1700
1800
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
510767103-5-12-14-9-7-5-3-125481410810126-2-9-10-6-6-301485
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37

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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: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

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.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 311).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 344).
5
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 285).
29
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 76).
6
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 233).
6

* 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.