Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through Monday. For Hawaii, gusty trade winds a drier weather could result in any fires that start to spread rapidly. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Partly Cloudy

61°F

16°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.17 in
Dewpoint	61°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	3 Aug 10:15 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Lake Lure NCSimilar City Names

Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Drizzle and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 78 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 64 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
High: 76 °F
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 64 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 78 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 65 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Drizzle with scattered showers before 1am, then isolated showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light north northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday

A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

A chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Saturday Night

A chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.