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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 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
SSW
30
WSW
40
WNW
65
WNW
75
NW
30
NW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
25
W
15
NW
45
NW
80
NW
75
NW
1
6
6
10
2
14
6
0.8
max °C
11
12
6
-6
-10
-1
0
1
3
4
6
7
2
0
-1
-10
-12
-13
min °C
11
9
-6
-9
-10
-9
0
0
2
4
6
3
1
0
-6
-12
-13
-14
8
4
-17
-22
-24
-21
-4
-5
-4
0
2
-4
-6
-6
-13
-26
-29
-30
3650
3550
3150
600
300
0
1500
1450
2100
2250
2500
2650
1700
1450
1150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
750
700
750
800
850
9150
4600
8200
700
650
650
650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11110-8-10-501346520-4-11-13-1414143-4-7-433378653-1-8-10-12
Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:35

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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 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
18
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Fog -.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
1 km
Low: overcast
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 72 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 345).
19
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
56 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
43 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 187).
14
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 276 degs) was rejected.

* 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.