Excessive Rainfall Areas Today; Tropical Storm Jerry Forms

Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible today and tonight ahead of and along a cold front crossing portions of Kentucky, middle Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and New Mexico. Tropical Storm Jerry, the tenth named storm of the 2025 season, has formed over the central tropical Atlantic. Jerry is expected to be near or north of the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday and Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Partly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 12:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Ruth NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 6 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ruth NC
 35.39°N 81.95°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
8:04 am EDT Oct 7, 2025
12pm EDT Oct 7, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 13, 2025
 
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