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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

Rich Mountain (Watauga County, North Carolina) Weather Forecast

Blue Ridge Mountains · United States
Issued: 7 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
light rain
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
950
2650
800
750
750
km/h
20
W
35
W
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
30
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
N
30
NW
20
N
20
NE
10
N
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
17
18
13
1
0
4
6
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
10
12
9
min °C
16
16
2
1
0
-1
4
8
6
9
10
9
11
13
10
10
12
7
 chill °C
15
14
-5
-7
-8
-9
0
6
2
6
7
5
9
12
9
9
12
6
Freezing level m
4600
4000
3300
1750
1400
3600
3800
3950
3800
3800
3850
3800
3800
3800
3800
3750
3700
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
17178102598101010121311101281921114437139111411131712121610
Sunrise
7:33
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—
7:35
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
6:50
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
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—
6:44
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—
6:43
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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: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
4 km SE
1016m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 202).
0
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 131 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 161).
6
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 266).
31
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 229).
8
22 km E
975m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 3).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 279).
21
24 km ENE
943m alt.
52 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 245).
13
25 km SSW
1197m alt.
57 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 192).
8

* 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.