Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43° N Lon: 81.94° W Elev: 1079 ft.

Light Rain

70°F

21°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NE 9 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 6:15 pm EDT
Detailed forecast for

Rutherford Mountains

Tonight
Cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Sunday
Patchy fog in the morning. Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog in the evening. Cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.



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