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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
20
N
45
NW
65
NNW
65
NW
55
NW
25
WNW
30
W
55
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
SW
1
3
5
6
2
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-11
-17
-16
-14
-8
-7
-6
-6
-2
1
2
min °C
-13
-8
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
-15
-19
-17
-14
-13
-8
-7
-8
-6
1
-1
-21
-15
-13
-12
-12
-16
-18
-26
-35
-33
-29
-26
-16
-15
-19
-13
-4
-7
0
450
0
300
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
450
500
1750
2100
Cloud base (m)
6300
3050
2200
2750
900
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
1500
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-8-7-7-8-10-11-13-18-17-14-11-8-7-7-411-8-5-6-4-4-7-8-10-15-13-11-10-5-4-5-122
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54

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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
2
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 282).
11
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 196).
11
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
44 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 265).
21
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
53 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 343).
13
24 km ENE
943m alt.
43 minutes ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 314).
13
27 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.