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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 Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
S
20
SSE
40
SSW
45
SW
25
W
35
WNW
15
S
20
S
35
S
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
40
W
30
WNW
10
SW
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
0.2
0.1
15
max°C
-2
-4
3
4
2
2
1
0
5
2
-3
1
1
2
6
1
1
3
min°C
-4
-4
-4
4
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-5
-7
0
1
3
0
0
0
chill°C 
-10
-10
-12
-2
-8
-10
-6
-7
-8
-9
-14
-16
-2
-2
-1
-7
-7
-5
Freezing level (m
900
900
1000
2500
2250
650
1950
1300
1400
2400
900
200
3200
3350
2750
2400
1450
3100
Cloud base (m)
6100
6600
3150
750
750
750
8650
950
800
650
700
700
2150
1650
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-14100-121-4-31251120-216403243-2-2345433
Sunrise
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
Sunset
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:10

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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 dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed 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
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 349).
5
12 km SW
1227m alt.
56 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 16 degs) was rejected.
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 215 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 208 degs) was rejected.
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
2
23 km NE
1022m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 193).
16
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 136).
18
25 km SSW
1197m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 180).
6

* 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.