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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 Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
25
WNW
10
W
5
SW
20
NW
10
W
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
35
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
55
W
4
16
8
4
6
max °C
0
1
0
-2
-3
-7
-9
-3
-4
1
-1
-13
-13
-6
-4
-5
-7
min °C
0
0
0
-4
-5
-7
-10
-10
-5
-1
-12
-13
-14
-16
-5
-5
-8
-6
-2
-2
-10
-9
-13
-18
-19
-13
-8
-25
-26
-28
-29
-13
-14
-20
1400
1650
1450
1250
0
300
300
0
0
0
850
0
0
0
0
650
0
Cloud base (m)
4600
3850
2650
2450
1900
1750
1000
750
700
650
650
700
700
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
Sunset
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:46
5:47

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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 1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 328).
0
Boone Watauga County Airport
6 km SE
713m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
16 km
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 229 degs) was rejected.
12 km SW
1227m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
39 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 39 degs) was rejected.
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 86).
3
24 km ENE
943m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
2

* 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.