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.

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 Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 29 Dec 2:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Kings Mountain Park SC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 61 by 10am, then falling to around 45 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 24. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Light west northwest wind.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 61 by 10am, then falling to around 45 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 24. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Light west northwest wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. 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 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ESE Kings Mountain Park SC
 35.11°N 81.3°W (Elev. 810 ft)
12:18 am EST Dec 29, 2025
3am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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