Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Light Snow

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.18 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 25 Jan 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Old Fort NC

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 06:50am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 06:50am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 33 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 18. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain and sleet before 3pm, then freezing rain between 3pm and 5pm, then rain or freezing rain after 5pm. Patchy fog. High near 33. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 18. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Old Fort NC
 35.63°N 82.17°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
6:18 am EST Jan 25, 2026
6am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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