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Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather Forecast

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 7 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
6900
5600
5750
750
800
750
km/h
70
ESE
70
E
50
ESE
35
SSE
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
20
S
30
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
4
5
41
8
1.8
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.1
max °C
10
11
13
14
10
11
12
15
16
16
19
17
17
20
18
17
15
15
min °C
9
9
10
12
10
10
11
14
15
16
18
17
17
19
18
15
14
14
 chill °C
3
3
5
9
7
6
7
11
13
15
17
16
16
19
18
14
12
12
Freezing level m
4150
4400
4600
4400
3700
4100
4500
4550
4300
3950
4400
4750
4800
4750
4700
4600
4700
4650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
101012131011121516161917172018161515111314161314151817192219202320191717
Sunrise
7:28
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—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:53
—
—
6:52
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6:51
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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: Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW 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.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
11
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (8 kph from 241 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 336 degs) was rejected.
13 km SW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (47 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
13 km S
1059m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 314).
11
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 97).
71
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Light rain.
3
Calm
(3 kph at 20).
21
22 km E
975m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 354).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 84).
19
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 335).
14

* 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.