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Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather Forecast

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 1 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
2050
5800
800
2050
700
750
2250
6000
8900
2500
950
1600
750
700
800
700
km/h
25
NW
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSE
5
W
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
S
20
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NW
5
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
5
5
7
0.3
5
1.6
2
22
1.1
3
8
0.4
0.3
0.5
max °C
22
21
18
19
19
17
20
20
20
22
20
18
17
17
14
14
14
min °C
22
19
17
18
16
17
19
20
20
21
16
16
17
15
14
14
13
 chill °C
22
19
17
18
15
17
19
20
20
21
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
Freezing level m
4650
4750
4700
4650
4650
4500
4450
4550
4450
4500
4400
4400
4500
4350
4250
4250
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22201819181720202022181717161414142622212220202322222520192018171717
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
Sunset
7:30
7:28
7:27
7:24
7:23
7:22

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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 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 144).
8
12 km SW
1227m alt.
47 minutes ago
17°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
2
13 km SW
1496m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
light rain
Light rain.
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 232).
23
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
42 minutes ago
18°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
2
23 km NE
1022m alt.
51 minutes ago
21°C
light rain
Light rain.
5
Calm
(5 kph at 278).
16
24 km ENE
943m alt.
37 minutes ago
19°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6
25 km SSW
1197m alt.
46 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
lightning 9km WNW of West Jefferson
25 km NNE
915m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 9km WNW of Jefferson
26 km NNE
864m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.