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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

73°F

23°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 10:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Busick NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 37. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain, possibly mixing with snow after 11am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 10am. Temperature falling to around 36 by 10am. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 43 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 37. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Rain, possibly mixing with snow after 11am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 10am. Temperature falling to around 36 by 10am. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Busick NC
 35.77°N 82.19°W (Elev. 3392 ft)
Last Update:
7:59 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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