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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
20
S
20
SSE
35
S
40
S
30
S
35
WNW
50
NW
65
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
40
W
55
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
35
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
40
NW
2
9
5
5
2
1
11
max °C
-2
-6
-9
-2
1
7
0
-13
-14
-11
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-17
-16
-9
min °C
-4
-7
-9
-9
-1
1
-12
-14
-15
-17
-7
-7
-10
-8
-10
-16
-18
-16
-15
-11
-14
-17
-18
-9
-5
-25
-27
-30
-32
-16
-19
-22
-16
-18
-30
-33
-31
-28
0
450
0
0
0
3350
900
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
2050
850
700
700
650
650
700
700
750
700
700
750
750
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-7-9-604-6-14-15-14-7-7-9-8-9-13-18-16-12-2-3-7-505-4-11-11-13-4-5-7-6-7-11-14-13-12
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50

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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 147).
0
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
0
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
48 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 152).
6
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
3
24 km ENE
943m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
2

* 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.