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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SSW
20
NW
10
W
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
40
SSE
35
SSW
30
WNW
55
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
25
WSW
35
W
60
WNW
30
W
10
W
25
WNW
3
17
4
8
4
1
1
max °C
1
-1
-4
-7
-10
-3
-2
2
0
-12
-12
-8
-5
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
min °C
0
-4
-5
-7
-10
-11
-4
2
-12
-13
-14
-17
-5
-5
-10
-8
-8
-14
-2
-11
-9
-13
-18
-20
-13
-4
-25
-26
-28
-31
-12
-14
-22
-14
-14
-28
1500
1300
0
350
0
0
0
3100
1000
0
0
0
0
650
0
0
450
0
Cloud base (m)
4800
8750
750
2850
950
750
700
650
650
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-3-5-7-10-7-32-6-13-13-13-5-5-8-8-8-1140-4-4-7-6-32-4-9-10-13-3-4-7-5-5-9
Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49

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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
2
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 134 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
5
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
53 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
16 km SW
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 40).
11
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
59 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 59).
6
24 km ENE
943m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 223).
8

* 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.