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Storm System to Move Across the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible on Veterans Day across parts of the lower Ohio and western Tennessee Valleys. A developing storm will bring rain and gusty winds to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, with the first accumulating snow likely in the higher elevations of the central Appalachians and interior Northeast. 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 59%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.79 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Nov 9:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
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Point Forecast:
Columbus NC
 35.25°N 82.19°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
Last Update:
5:39 pm EST Nov 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Nov 11, 2026-6pm EST Nov 18, 2026
 
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