Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Overcast

50°F

10°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Sunshine NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 60. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am.  Cloudy, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 60. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Sunshine NC
 35.44°N 81.78°W (Elev. 1598 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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