Heavy Rain and Flooding Threat in the Ohio Valley

Gulf moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding over parts of the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley through the morning and the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, are expected over the Southern Rockies/Southern High Plains on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 3:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Union Mills NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.  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. Light and variable wind.  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

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    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 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. 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. Light and variable wind. 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 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 73.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE Union Mills NC
 35.5°N 81.91°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
1:19 am EDT Oct 7, 2025
3am EDT Oct 7, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 13, 2025
 
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