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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 7 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5550
4650
2750
9250
1950
4050
5550
4100
5950
5800
6850
2600
6300
5700
5300
km/h
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.4
5
2
2
9
2
5
4
max °C
20
20
21
23
21
21
22
20
22
22
23
25
23
22
25
22
min °C
19
19
20
21
19
21
21
19
22
21
23
24
22
21
24
21
 chill °C
18
18
20
21
18
21
21
18
22
21
23
24
22
21
24
21
Freezing level m
4750
5000
5000
5150
5000
5150
5050
5050
5100
5150
5100
4950
5000
5050
5000
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
Sunset
8:19
8:17
8:16
8:15
8:15

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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: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
8
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 36).
11
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 262).
50
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
light rain
Light rain.
5
Calm
(5 kph at 32).
10
24 km ENE
943m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
3
lightning 14km WNW of West Jefferson
24 km NNE
1003m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 15km ENE of Mountain City
25 km NNE
940m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 7km NE of Roan Mountain
27 km WSW
1097m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.