Threats of Heavy Rainfall, Severe Thunderstorms and Dangerous Heat

Several complexes of thunderstorms, some severe with heavy rainfall, will impact areas from the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic. This threat will shift toward the Carolinas on Friday. Heavy rainfall, remnants of Edouard, continues for portions of eastern Texas through today. In-between these systems, a dome of high pressure and heat for central and eastern states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint	75°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	90°F (32°C)
Last update	3 Sep 7:54 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Gastonia NC

Tonight
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 96 °F
Hot
Friday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 70 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 67 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Labor Day
High: 83 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 64 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Light south wind.

Friday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Light south southwest wind.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. Light west southwest wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Labor Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.