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.

Rain

46°F

8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Shumont NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 57. West southwest wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 57 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am.  Cloudy, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 57. West southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Shumont NC
 35.52°N 82.24°W (Elev. 2769 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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