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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.

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	W 14 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.61 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	36°F (2°C)
Last update	16 Mar 6:35 pm EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Sunshine NC

Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Chance
Showers and
Blustery then
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 42 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 43 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 59 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 68 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 48 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 14 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 59.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.