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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

32°F

0°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Feb 8:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Busick NC

High Wind Watch February 6, 07:00pm until February 7, 07:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory February 6, 01:00pm until February 7, 07:00am
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High Wind Watch
Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Busick NC
 35.77°N 82.19°W (Elev. 3392 ft)
Last Update:
6:08 pm EST Feb 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Feb 5, 2026-6pm EST Feb 12, 2026
 
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