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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 6 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
WSW
35
W
55
NW
65
NW
30
N
15
WSW
25
W
45
WNW
25
W
15
W
30
W
35
W
45
W
15
WSW
35
S
45
SSW
55
WNW
 cm 
2
 mm 
0.1
0.4
0.9
0.1
0.1
7
max°C
8
6
-14
-16
-3
-1
-2
-1
4
5
7
7
4
5
5
6
7
min°C
6
-9
-14
-16
-14
-2
-2
-4
3
4
6
4
3
3
5
4
-3
chill°C 
3
-20
-28
-32
-28
-6
-8
-13
0
1
2
-1
-4
-3
0
-2
-13
Freezing level (m
2850
2050
0
0
0
950
1200
0
3350
3600
3600
3300
2800
3250
2950
3100
2100
Cloud base (m)
9050
900
700
950
8200
8900
6200
900
700
800
900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7-2-14-16-9-2-2-345764455291-10-14-810-1677756775
Sunrise
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
Sunset
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14

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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 new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
39 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 305).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 264 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 32).
0
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
51 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
13 km SW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
44 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 269).
32
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 348).
6
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 284).
23
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 181).
13

* 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.