Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Thunderstorms in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Southern Plains and Southeast today due to gusty winds and low humidity. Widely scattered strong to severe storms may impact southern Texas through the Southeast and the central Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 29 Apr 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Rutherford College NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rutherford College NC
 35.76°N 81.55°W (Elev. 1204 ft)
7:08 pm EDT Apr 29, 2026
7pm EDT Apr 29, 2026-6pm EDT May 6, 2026
 
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