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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

79°F

26°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed S 10 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 11 Mar 7:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Celo NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 34. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain showers, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 10am, then a chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Temperature falling to around 32 by 10am. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F⇓

    Windy. Wintry
    Mix then
    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 34. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain showers, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 10am, then a chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Temperature falling to around 32 by 10am. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Rain likely before 2pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Celo NC
 35.84°N 82.23°W (Elev. 3802 ft)
Last Update:
2:24 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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