Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2° N Lon: 81.16° W Elev: 791 ft.

Fog

49°F

9°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 7 mph
Barometer	29.82 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint	49°F (9°C)
Visibility	0.25 mi
Wind Chill	46°F (8°C)
Last update	29 Dec 2:54 am EST

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Detailed forecast for

Gaston County

Overnight

Cloudy. Patchy fog. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Lows in the mid 40s. Temperature rising into the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Monday

Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Monday Night

Clear. Much cooler with lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

New Years Day

Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.