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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 7 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
40
SSW
55
W
60
WNW
40
W
50
WNW
30
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
10
SW
25
W
55
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
45
W
5
6
1
12
5
0.3
0.6
0.3
2
max °C
9
5
-9
-12
-9
-6
-6
-3
-1
1
4
6
7
10
10
8
12
13
min °C
9
-5
-13
-14
-11
-10
-6
-3
-4
0
4
4
6
9
8
8
10
11
4
-15
-27
-26
-23
-21
-11
-7
-10
-6
-1
-1
3
6
3
4
7
7
2800
650
0
0
250
0
650
1100
1200
1600
2200
2350
2700
2750
3050
3100
3300
3400
Cloud base (m)
650
650
700
750
800
6650
2050
950
900
1000
2000
6200
2300
1750
700
900
6000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
90-11-13-10-8-6-3-3145710981112113-8-10-7-6-41138791412111514
Sunrise
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:28
Sunset
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38

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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: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
48 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 143 degs) was rejected.
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 44 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
43 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 61).
16
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
16 km SW
1557m alt.
37 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 217).
19
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
3
23 km NE
1022m alt.
52 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 162).
34
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 160).
32
25 km SSW
1197m alt.
42 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 216).
5

* 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.