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Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather Forecast

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 7 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9300
7050
6250
700
700
700
700
750
700
700
750
750
km/h
10
WNW
10
E
15
SE
40
SE
70
ESE
75
ESE
55
SE
45
SSE
15
W
30
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
1.1
8
8
25
5
2
4
0.7
0.2
0.1
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—
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max °C
15
15
15
13
9
10
13
14
13
11
11
11
14
15
17
17
min °C
15
15
14
8
9
9
10
14
12
10
11
11
12
15
17
16
 chill °C
14
15
13
3
4
3
5
11
10
6
7
7
9
13
17
15
Freezing level m
4000
4000
4050
3850
4450
4450
4500
4650
4100
3600
4500
4600
4300
4300
4400
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
151515119101214131111111315171717171913111214161513141515172118
Sunrise
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7:28
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7:28
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7:28
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7:30
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7:31
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Sunset
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—
6:59
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6:58
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6:55
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6:54
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6:53
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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: Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 197).
0
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 154).
2
12 km SW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
3
13 km SW
1496m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
10
13 km S
1059m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 222 degs) was rejected.
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
52 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
2
22 km E
975m alt.
57 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 10).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
0

* 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.