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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 7 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
55
WNW
35
W
55
WNW
25
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
45
W
30
NW
7
1
1.6
0.1
0.8
0.1
1.2
max °C
-9
-12
-10
-6
-6
-2
-1
1
4
4
4
8
8
8
11
12
12
15
13
min °C
-14
-14
-11
-11
-7
-3
-4
-1
2
2
3
7
7
8
10
11
11
14
5
-26
-26
-23
-22
-10
-7
-10
-7
-1
-1
0
4
4
5
7
9
8
11
0
0
0
250
0
600
1200
1250
1500
2300
1800
2750
2850
2750
2950
3200
3400
3500
3500
3450
Cloud base (m)
700
700
900
6500
2300
1850
950
1500
1650
800
1550
2150
2350
850
8650
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-11-9-7-3-30334888111212159-9-10-7-7-41037561110111413141812
Sunrise
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:28
7:28
Sunset
7:35
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:38

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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun 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.
53 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
14
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 310).
2 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 156 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
45 minutes ago
-9° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 272).
6
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 353).
66
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
43 minutes ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
6
23 km NE
1022m alt.
45 minutes ago
-7° C
-
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 297).
31
24 km ENE
943m alt.
47 minutes ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 353).
16
25 km SSW
1197m alt.
37 minutes ago
-9° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
6

* 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.