Gastonia, NC 28052 Weather

Gaston County9:03 PM EDT35.24°N, 81.22°W

Current conditions

Clear
55°
Clear
Feels like 55°
High 69° Friday·Low 42° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity72%
Dew point46°
Pressure30.11 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover0%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:38 AM
Sunset6:42 PM

Observed at Gastonia Municipal Airport · 38 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 6 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 55°
  2. 10 PM Clear 53°
  3. 11 PM Clear 51°
  4. Fri12 AM Clear 50°
  5. 1 AM Clear 49°
  6. 2 AM Clear 48°
  7. 3 AM Clear 46°
  8. 4 AM Clear 45°
  9. 5 AM Clear 44°
  10. 6 AM Sunny 43°
  11. 7 AM Sunny 43°
  12. 8 AM Sunny 43°
  13. 9 AM Sunny 47°
  14. 10 AM Sunny 56°
  15. 11 AM Sunny 61°
  16. 12 PM Sunny 64°
  17. 1 PM Sunny 67°
  18. 2 PM Sunny 68°
  19. 3 PM Sunny 69°
  20. 4 PM Sunny 69°
  21. 5 PM Sunny 68°
  22. 6 PM Clear 67°
  23. 7 PM Clear 62°
  24. 8 PM Clear 56°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear42°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny46°69°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny42°66°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny43°68°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny42°71°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny46°73°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°71°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny72°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny51°71°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy46°66°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

Forecast

  • ThuGood (42)
  • FriGood (42)
  • SatGood (38)

Gaston County, NC reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:38 AM
Sunset 6:42 PM
Daylight 11 h 4 min (−2 min 4 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 88% lit
Moonrise 4:38 PM Moonset 3:51 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low72° / 48°
Record high85° (1935)
Record low28° (1987)
Wettest2.63 in (1990)
Month to date2.55 in (normal 2.55 in)

Gastonia, records since 1890. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in GSP, issued 7 hrs ago

What Has Changed

No major changes.

Key Messages

1. A Special Weather Statement for Increased Fire Danger remains in effect for Northeast Georgia until 7 PM this evening. 2. Dry through the middle of next week. Near to below normal highs develop Friday into the weekend before above normal highs return next week.

Discussion

Key message 1: A Special Weather Statement for Increased Fire Danger remains in effect for Northeast Georgia until 7 PM this evening.

A Special Weather Statement for Increased Fire Danger remains in effect through 7 PM this evening across northeast Georgia as critical RH (dropping to 25% or less) will combine with dry vegetation and low fine fuel moisture to increase the danger of wildfires. Elsewhere, minimum RH should drop to 25-30% thanks to the return of above normal high temperatures and dry air aloft mixing down to the surface.

Please refer to your local burn permitting authority on whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.

Key message 2: Dry through the middle of next week. Near to below normal highs develop Friday into the weekend before above normal highs return next week.

The beautiful albeit dreadfully quiet weather pattern lingers through at least the middle of next week thanks to surface high pressure remaining the dominate feature over the eastern United States. The most "exciting" part of the forecast will be a dry and clear cold air damming wedge building over the GSP forecast area Friday into the weekend, allowing for the return of near normal to just below normal highs. Patchy frost is possible in the North Carolina mountains on both Saturday night and Sunday night thanks to great radiational cooling conditions and cooler lows. Slightly above normal highs return for next week.

Aviation

At KCLT and elsewhere: Dry and VFR through the 18Z TAF period outside of the potential for patchy mountain valley fog, mainly in the Little TN Valley overnight into early Friday morning. Winds east of the mountains will remain NE through the period. Winds in the mountains will be mainly WNW/NW through tonight before gradually toggling more E/ESE Friday. Wind speeds at KAVL will range from 8-11 kts with low-end gusts up to 20 kts through late this afternoon or early this evening. Wind speeds will range mostly from 5-8 kts east of the mountains today and Friday. Lighter wind speeds should develop briefly this evening into tonight, especially at KAVL.

Outlook: Dry and VFR through the middle of next week outside of the potential for mountain valley fog and low stratus each morning.

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