Forest City, NC Weather Forecast
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Forest City, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Forest City, NC at a glance
Forest City is home to about 7,387 people in Rutherford County, across 8.6 square miles. It ranks 116th by population of 230 places in North Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Spindale, 3 miles away.
- County
- Rutherford County
- Population
- 7,387 2023 est.
- Land area
- 8.6 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 862
- Forecast point
- 35.3347°N, 81.8708°W
How well can the network see Forest City?
The nearest Doppler radar is KGSP (Greenville/Spartanburg, SC), to the SSW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,400 ft above Forest City. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Forest City is closer to its radar than 60% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KFQD (Rutherfordton/Marchman Fld). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Forest City
- Spindale, NC3 mi
- Rutherfordton, NC5 mi
- Boiling Springs, NC13 mi
- Shelby, NC19 mi
- Landrum, SC21 mi
- Gaffney, SC22 mi
- Inman, SC23 mi
- Marion, NC25 mi
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