Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Partly Cloudy

66°F

19°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed S 13 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.65 in (1003.6 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Mar 5:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Gastonia NC

Severe T-storm Watch until March 16, 11:00am
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    Severe T-storm Watch until March 16, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Mon

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Today

    High: 65 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Temperature rising to near 65 by noon, then falling to around 56 during the remainder of the day. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gastonia NC
 35.28°N 81.16°W (Elev. 715 ft)
4:48 am EDT Mar 16, 2026
6am EDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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