Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2° N Lon: 81.16° W Elev: 791 ft.

Overcast

72°F

22°C

Humidity	97%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.96 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Jul 3:54 am EDT

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Detailed forecast for

Gaston County

Today

Patchy fog this morning. Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming east around 5 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Monday

Mostly sunny. Humid with highs around 90. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.

Wednesday

Sunny. Highs around 90.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.

Friday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.