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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
WNW
40
W
55
W
55
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
55
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
0
W
5
NNW
35
NNW
60
NW
65
NW
65
NW
55
NW
3
7
4
3
max °C
-12
-8
-8
-10
-7
-7
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
-13
-15
-19
-17
-16
-13
min °C
-20
-10
-9
-12
-10
-9
-13
-12
-7
-7
-7
-8
-12
-13
-18
-20
-19
-16
-17
-36
-20
-22
-25
-19
-20
-26
-20
-14
-10
-10
-12
-12
-18
-32
-36
-36
-31
-33
0
0
400
0
0
550
0
0
550
0
400
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
700
750
2650
850
750
2900
1750
2450
750
700
700
700
700
750
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-9-9-11-9-8-12-10-7-7-7-7-10-13-17-20-18-16-15-14-6-6-8-6-5-9-7-4-5-3-4-7-10-14-17-15-13-13
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52

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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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun morning).

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.
55 minutes ago
-16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
6
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 275).
32
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
45 minutes ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 330).
26
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 18).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 285).
14
24 km ENE
943m alt.
42 minutes ago
-14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 21).
8
27 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
27 km NE
922m alt.
59 minutes ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 24 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.