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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 6 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
85
WNW
75
WNW
45
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
65
W
45
NW
40
NW
25
NNW
15
SSE
25
S
35
SW
45
W
45
W
50
WNW
40
W
35
W
20
W
 cm 
 mm 
0.6
1.6
0.4
0.3
0.8
1.3
max°C
-5
-3
6
6
10
9
1
1
4
2
1
8
9
7
8
9
10
11
min°C
-5
-4
-4
4
6
1
1
0
0
-1
1
3
8
7
8
9
10
10
chill°C 
-17
-15
-13
0
2
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
3
2
3
5
6
7
Freezing level (m
700
850
3400
3200
3500
3700
3250
1550
2200
2100
1550
2950
3150
3300
3250
3200
3100
3100
Cloud base (m)
750
700
1700
5500
6800
2500
1900
800
750
750
800
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4158511211697891011-2-1278753342610910121213
Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
Sunset
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16

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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 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
4 km SE
1016m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 229).
31
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 330 degs)
(43 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
10 km SE
1107m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 245).
27
12 km SW
1227m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 288).
18
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 221).
14
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 275).
61
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
53 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
8
23 km NE
1022m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 283).
72
24 km ENE
943m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 266).
34

* 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.