Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Light Snow

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 30.17 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 6:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Rutherfordton NC

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 07:09am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 07:09am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 31 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain likely, mainly before 7pm.  Patchy fog after 9pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Freezing Rain
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 7. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 3pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 31. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Freezing rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 7. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rutherfordton NC
 35.36°N 81.96°W (Elev. 958 ft)
6:47 am EST Jan 25, 2026
7am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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