Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jan 6:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Gastonia Municipal Airport NC

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 49. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 49 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 56. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 49. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
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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)
6:23 am EST Jan 1, 2026
7am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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