Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Mostly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed SW 10 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Gastonia Municipal Airport NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog between 8am and 4pm. High near 60. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light east northeast wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog between 8am and 4pm. High near 60. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light east northeast wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Gastonia Municipal Airport NC
 35.23°N 81.14°W (Elev. 699 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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