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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 7 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
mod. rain
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
30
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
70
NW
65
NW
10
SW
35
SW
50
WSW
55
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
35
S
45
S
55
SSE
65
SSW
30
WNW
70
WNW
45
WNW
21
2
7
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
16
18
16
-1
-4
-1
3
7
6
5
8
8
8
9
11
7
-5
-9
min °C
16
17
9
-5
-5
-4
1
4
3
4
7
7
7
7
10
-2
-7
-14
14
16
6
-16
-17
-14
-6
-2
-4
-1
5
3
2
2
5
-9
-19
-27
4000
3750
3600
700
950
650
2600
2800
3200
3100
3350
3350
3200
3500
3600
1100
600
0
Cloud base (m)
5300
6300
3150
700
700
700
800
7650
800
650
700
650
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
161813-3-5-326558888113-6-121822150-1-239781191011136-3-9
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:37
7:35
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32
7:34

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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: Light rain (total 7mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WNW 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
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 63).
3
12 km SW
1227m alt.
28 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 301).
0
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
45 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 202).
26
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
54 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 178).
8
24 km ENE
943m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 205).
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.