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°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Light Rain

57°F

14°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1006.2 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 29 Dec 5:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Gastonia Municipal Airport NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers between 7am and 10am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 62 by 11am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 62 by 11am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gastonia Municipal Airport NC
 35.19°N 81.15°W (Elev. 801 ft)
5:58 am EST Dec 29, 2025
6am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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