Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Mostly Cloudy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Celo NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 10pm.  Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 40. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 54. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 54. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 7am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Celo NC
 35.84°N 82.21°W (Elev. 2808 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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