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Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Partly Cloudy

65°F

18°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 6:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Rutherford College NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 75 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rutherford College NC
 35.76°N 81.55°W (Elev. 1204 ft)
Last Update:
6:34 pm EST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm EST Feb 18, 2026-6pm EST Feb 25, 2026
 
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