Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 6:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Sunshine NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. East wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Sunshine NC
 35.42°N 81.78°W (Elev. 1801 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
7am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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