Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Fog

48°F

9°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 29 Dec 12:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Shumont NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 53. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 53. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Shumont NC
 35.52°N 82.24°W (Elev. 2769 ft)
12:18 am EST Dec 29, 2025
1am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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