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 >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Fog/Mist

44°F

7°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.7 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Last update 28 Dec 1:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Kings Mountain Park SC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain before 4pm.  Patchy fog after 5pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. Light east southeast wind.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 57 by 5am. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 60 by 9am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 25. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 25 °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.

    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 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of rain before 4pm. Patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. Light east southeast wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 57 by 5am. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 60 by 9am, then falling to around 47 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 25. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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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 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
2pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 3, 2026
 
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