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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 Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
S
10
SE
5
NE
30
NNW
55
NW
65
NW
45
NW
45
NW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
30
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
4
5
3
1
max °C
-6
-10
-12
-14
-18
-16
-12
-9
-6
-5
-4
-1
1
1
1
0
-2
min °C
-9
-12
-12
-17
-19
-18
-14
-12
-8
-6
-5
-2
1
1
1
-1
-4
-15
-17
-16
-31
-35
-34
-27
-24
-16
-16
-14
-9
-3
-4
-2
-4
-8
650
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
600
1100
1600
1650
1700
1550
850
Cloud base (m)
1750
750
700
700
750
700
750
750
700
750
700
700
850
800
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-11-12-16-19-17-13-11-7-6-5-2111-1-3-5-8-9-13-16-14-11-10-4-3-323343-1
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:24
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
2
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
5 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
56 minutes ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 177).
2
12 km SW
1227m alt.
30 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
5
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
20 minutes ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
49 minutes ago
-11° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 203).
8
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 75).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
33 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
24 km ENE
943m alt.
27 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
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.