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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 Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
25
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
50
W
55
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
50
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
60
NW
60
NW
3
1
2
max °C
1
-14
-14
-11
-6
-8
-10
-7
-7
-10
-9
-7
-7
-8
-9
-13
-19
-19
-18
min °C
-12
-14
-17
-19
-8
-9
-11
-10
-9
-13
-11
-8
-8
-10
-11
-20
-20
-20
-20
-24
-28
-32
-34
-18
-22
-24
-19
-20
-24
-19
-14
-14
-15
-19
-33
-33
-37
-36
950
0
0
0
0
400
0
0
550
0
0
450
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
850
750
700
700
850
6650
2750
1950
850
700
700
850
900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
Sunset
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
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: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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.
23 minutes ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 247).
27
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
11 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 77 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 284).
11
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
36 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (21 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 328).
53
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 269).
29
24 km ENE
943m alt.
30 minutes ago
-1° C
-
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 320).
23

* 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.