Gaston County, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Special Weather Statement

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 60°F
Feels Like 60°F  
Humidity 70% Dew Point 51°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.57 in.751.1 mm
Report from a personal weather station 4.4 miles SSE of central Gaston County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Clear, Low 57F
 
57
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 73F, Low 36F
73
36
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Sunny, High 63F, Low 36F
63
36
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Sunny, High 66F, Low 48F
66
48
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Mostly Sunny, High 76F, Low 52F
76
52
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Mostly Sunny, High 76F, Low 55F
76
55
FriNov 21
Fri Nov 21: Partly Sunny, High 74F, Low 56F
74
56

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 63°F to 76°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 62°F with lows around 38°F.

This Date in Weather History

1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Oklahoma and northeastern Texas to northern Indiana and southern Wisconsin from mid morning through the pre-dawn hours of the following day. Thunderstorms spawned forty-four tornadoes, including thirteen in Missouri, and there were more than two hundred reports of large hail or damaging winds. A tornado in central Arkansas hit Scott and Lonoke killing five people, injuring sixty others, and causing fifteen million dollars damage.

More on this and other weather history

Gaston County, NC 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday Nov 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday Nov 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Thursday Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Friday Nov 21

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday Nov 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.


About Gaston County, NC

Gaston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 227,943. The county seat is Gastonia. Dallas served as the original county seat from 1846 until 1911. Gaston County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,805,115 in 2023. The county is located in the southern Piedmont region. Of North Carolina's 100 counties, Gaston County ranks 74th in size, consisting of approximately 364 square miles (940 km2), and is tenth in population. The county has fifteen incorporated towns. In addition to fifteen incorporated towns and cities, there are several unincorporated communities such as Hardin, Lucia, Crowders Mountain, Sunnyside, Alexis, Tryon, and North Belmont.

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