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Insufficient winter recharge due to well below normal precipitation has resulted in widespread Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia.
March 8-14 is South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	S 18 G 23 mph
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	47°F (8°C)
Last update	13 Mar 12:15 pm EDT

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Alexander Mills NC

This Afternoon
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 46 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 68 °F
Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 57 °F
Showers
Monday
High: 67 °F
Showers and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 67. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.