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Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 10:25 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Cross Keys NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cross Keys NC
 35.24°N 82.08°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
Last Update:
7:14 pm EDT Oct 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm EDT Oct 16, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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