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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 Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
55
W
30
WNW
15
W
10
SW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
30
SSE
45
SE
10
SSW
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
60
NW
2
14
11
20
8
6
1
1
max °C
-2
-1
1
1
2
2
2
0
-5
-4
-9
-8
-8
-8
-4
-5
-11
-15
-13
min °C
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
2
0
-3
-6
-7
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-10
-13
-18
-20
-12
-8
-7
-10
-7
-2
-3
-9
-14
-10
-9
-12
-18
-20
-11
-21
-25
-34
-36
0
1150
1250
1600
1400
1800
1950
1350
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
9250
950
750
8250
6350
750
700
1600
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-200121-2-6-6-9-8-9-9-6-8-12-17-17-31224531-3-4-7-8-8-8-5-6-9-13-16
Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
Sunset
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:46

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon 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
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
25 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 306 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
23 minutes ago
-10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 226).
5
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
59 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 206).
27
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
22 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 352).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
31 minutes ago
-4° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 218).
13
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 154).
5

* 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.