Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on 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

77°F

25°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 18 Oct 6:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Rutherfordton NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, mainly after 1pm.  High near 69. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 69. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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Point Forecast:
Rutherfordton NC
 35.36°N 81.96°W (Elev. 958 ft)
1:19 pm EDT Oct 18, 2025
6pm EDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 25, 2025
 
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