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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.33 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Jan 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Old Fort NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 27, 09:42am until January 27, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 27, 09:42am until January 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 43 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
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Point Forecast:
Old Fort NC
 35.63°N 82.17°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
Last Update:
9:04 am EST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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