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Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather Forecast

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5100
2000
700
650
650
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
1600
750
6900
2000
8400
km/h
10
S
10
W
40
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
11
11
9
3
1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
0
1
2
1
min °C
9
9
5
2
0
-4
-4
-3
-6
-6
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
7
7
-2
-5
-7
-12
-12
-10
-15
-15
-12
-13
-7
-5
-4
0
-2
-5
Freezing level m
3350
3350
3000
3050
1600
1100
900
1000
700
700
900
300
1150
1350
1200
1500
1950
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
5:21
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:17
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—
5:17
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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: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Mon 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
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 187).
16
12 km SW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 14).
14
13 km SW
1496m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 192).
21
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
3
22 km E
975m alt.
54 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 125).
3
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 166).
13
24 km ENE
943m alt.
58 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 181).
14
25 km SSW
1197m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 263).
5
27 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
6

* 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.