Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Overcast

73°F

23°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Aug 5:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Kings Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 67 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light north wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light north wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kings Mountain NC
 35.25°N 81.33°W (Elev. 978 ft)
5:44 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
6pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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