Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

77°F

25°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 21 Aug 8:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW West Marion NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers between 11pm and midnight.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers between 11pm and midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. Light northwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW West Marion NC
 35.64°N 82.06°W (Elev. 1512 ft)
8:03 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
8pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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