Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 21 Aug 5:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Sunshine NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 81 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight.  Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 67. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 67 °F

    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Sunshine NC
 35.49°N 81.8°W (Elev. 1745 ft)
2:23 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
5pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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