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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 Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
 km/h
60
W
55
WNW
20
WNW
10
SSW
20
NNW
45
NW
70
NW
65
NW
75
NW
65
NW
55
NW
20
WNW
15
W
55
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
2
4
3
6
1
1
1
0.6
5
0.5
2
max °C
9
7
6
6
6
-6
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-7
-2
2
4
4
7
min °C
7
5
5
6
-4
-8
-10
-12
-12
-11
-13
-11
-4
0
3
3
5
1
0
1
4
-13
-20
-24
-26
-27
-24
-26
-19
-10
-7
-4
-3
-1
2850
2800
2900
2700
2500
700
300
0
0
200
0
0
900
1400
2200
2250
2600
Cloud base (m)
3250
2000
1850
700
700
700
700
700
750
700
700
1500
700
1800
850
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:16

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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: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning).

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
49 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 276).
18
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
3
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
49 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 274).
27
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
0
24 km ENE
943m alt.
54 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 276).
18
27 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
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* 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.