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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
55
W
55
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
55
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
25
NNW
70
NW
75
NW
75
NW
65
NNW
1
3
5
5
6
7
max °C
-8
-8
-11
-8
-8
-12
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-6
-10
-14
-18
-16
-15
-7
min °C
-10
-9
-13
-11
-10
-13
-12
-7
-6
-6
-6
-10
-10
-17
-19
-18
-15
-15
-20
-22
-26
-20
-22
-25
-20
-14
-10
-10
-6
-15
-14
-30
-36
-35
-31
-30
0
350
0
0
400
0
0
550
0
500
700
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
2700
750
700
2950
950
1700
750
700
700
650
700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-12-10-9-13-10-7-6-6-6-8-10-16-19-17-15-11-6-6-9-7-6-10-7-4-4-3-3-6-7-13-17-15-12-11
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52

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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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sat 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.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 288).
19
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
50 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (29 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 15 degs) was rejected.
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
58 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 14).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 278).
34
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 239 degs) was rejected.
27 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6
27 km NE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (29 kph from 7 degs) was rejected.
28 km SSW
1204m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
35

* 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.