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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed NE 13 mph
Barometer 30.46 in (1032.1 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 24 Jan 9:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Bessemer City NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm
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Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries and sleet before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, mainly after 10pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 20. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 30. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 26. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Freezing Rain
    then Freezing
    Rain Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries and sleet before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Tonight
Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, mainly after 10pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 20. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 30. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Freezing rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 26. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bessemer City NC
 35.31°N 81.27°W (Elev. 787 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 am EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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