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Gastonia, NC weather

It is 48°F and clear at Gastonia Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 47°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:23 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:17 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

48°F

Clear · feels like 46°F

Wind

N 5 mph

Humidity 93% · dew point 46°F

Pressure · visibility

30.32 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH), Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Gastonia forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS GSP forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the GSP office near Gastonia.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. North Carolina has 14 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Gastonia (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM47°FMostly Sunny0%N 5 mph
Wed 8 AM47°FMostly Sunny0%N 6 mph
Wed 9 AM50°FMostly Sunny0%NNE 6 mph
Wed 10 AM57°FPartly Sunny0%NE 6 mph
Wed 11 AM62°FPartly Sunny0%NE 7 mph
Wed 12 PM65°FPartly Sunny0%NE 7 mph
Wed 1 PM68°FPartly Sunny0%ENE 7 mph
Wed 2 PM70°FPartly Sunny0%NE 7 mph
Wed 3 PM71°FPartly Sunny0%ENE 6 mph
Wed 4 PM71°FPartly Sunny0%ENE 6 mph
Wed 5 PM70°FPartly Sunny0%NE 6 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FPartly Cloudy0%NE 3 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 3 mph
Wed 10 PM58°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 3 mph
Wed 11 PM57°FMostly Cloudy0%NNE 2 mph
Thu 12 AM57°FMostly Cloudy0%NNE 2 mph
Thu 1 AM56°FMostly Cloudy0%NNE 2 mph
Thu 2 AM56°FCloudy3%NNE 2 mph
Thu 3 AM56°FMostly Cloudy6%NNE 2 mph
Thu 4 AM55°FMostly Cloudy6%N 3 mph
Thu 5 AM54°FMostly Cloudy6%NNE 3 mph
Thu 6 AM54°FMostly Cloudy4%N 3 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Gastonia can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 47°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 71°F·Low 53°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

High 75°F·Low 48°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 1 mph.

Friday

High 80°F·Low 54°F

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday

High 72°F·Low 51°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 71°F·Low 54°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday

High 74°F

A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Gastonia is served by the National Weather Service GSP forecast office, forecast zone NCZ070, county zone NCC071.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Gastonia (35.2488, -81.1864), in Gaston County. Population: 85,535 (2024 estimate), number 13 of the 51 North Carolina cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KGSP. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/35.2488,-81.1864 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:23 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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