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Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Mostly Cloudy

61°F

16°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 May 10:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Gaston SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 52 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 59. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. High near 59. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. Light southwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gaston SC
 33.82°N 81.1°W (Elev. 463 ft)
Last Update:
2:27 pm EDT May 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT May 1, 2026-6pm EDT May 8, 2026
 
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