Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	19 Aug 11:54 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Bessemer City NC

Overnight
Low: 72 °F
Clear
Thursday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 71 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 68 °F
Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 88.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.