Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Fog/Mist

46°F

8°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.3 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 28 Dec 11:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Kings Mountain NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy dense fog.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 58 by 5am. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 60 by 10am, then falling to around 45 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 24. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 58 by 5am. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 60 by 10am, then falling to around 45 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 24. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kings Mountain NC
 35.25°N 81.33°W (Elev. 978 ft)
12:18 am EST Dec 29, 2025
12am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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