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– Lat/Long: 36.24° N 81.71° W

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

Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
30
NNW
60
NW
65
NW
70
NW
60
NW
30
WNW
25
W
35
W
1
5
7
5
4
max °C
-10
-10
-12
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-10
-14
-18
-16
-15
-9
-8
-5
-3
min °C
-13
-11
-15
-13
-8
-7
-7
-6
-9
-10
-17
-20
-19
-15
-14
-8
-6
-4
-24
-25
-28
-21
-14
-12
-13
-10
-9
-14
-31
-37
-36
-30
-28
-17
-14
-11
0
250
0
0
450
0
300
650
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
0
Cloud base (m)
700
2100
700
6500
2950
2100
900
800
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
2150
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Sun 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
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
3
10 km SE
1107m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 279).
16
12 km SSE
1170m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry
13 km SW
1496m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km SW
1557m alt.
36 minutes ago
-12° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 255).
42
17 km WSW
1219m alt.
40 minutes ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
0
23 km NE
1022m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 276).
24
24 km ENE
943m alt.
48 minutes ago
-5° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 276).
35
27 km S
507m alt.
40 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
3
27 km NE
922m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (27 kph from 2 degs) was rejected.

* 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.