Heat Advisory — Stephens, GA, Franklin, GA, Hart, GA, Elbert, GA, Gaston, NC, Mecklenburg, NC, Cabarrus, NC, Union, NC, Cherokee, SC, York, SC, Anderson, SC, Abbeville, SC, Laurens, SC, Union, SC, Chester, SC, Greenwood, SC, Greater Oconee, SC, Greater Pickens, SC, Central Greenville, SC, Southern Greenville, SC, Northern Spartanburg, SC, Southern Spartanburg, SC 7:00 PM

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 6:51 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 28°
Mostly Clear
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
2 mph NNE
Humidity
90%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.31 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
3.5
Cloud Cover
15%
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Gaston County is currently mostly clear at 24°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1746 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:45AM · Sunset: 8:12PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Stephens, GA, Franklin, GA, Hart, GA, Elbert, GA, Gaston, NC, Mecklenburg, NC, Cabarrus, NC, Union, NC, Cherokee, SC, York, SC, Anderson, SC, Abbeville, SC, Laurens, SC, Union, SC, Chester, SC, Greenwood, SC, Greater Oconee, SC, Greater Pickens, SC, Central Greenville, SC, Southern Greenville, SC, Northern Spartanburg, SC, Southern Spartanburg, SC
Expires 7:00 PM
46 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
13%
8 AM
24°
31%
9 AM
27°
27%
10 AM
29°
21%
11 AM
30°
28%
12 PM
32°
29%
1 PM
34°
26%
2 PM
33°
19%
3 PM
33°
21%
4 PM
32°
18%
5 PM
31°
18%
6 PM
30°
13%
7 PM
28°
17%
8 PM
27°
17%
9 PM
27°
14%
10 PM
26°
14%
11 PM
26°
11%
12 AM
25°
15%
1 AM
25°
12%
2 AM
24°
12%
3 AM
24°
12%
4 AM
24°
11%
5 AM
23°
14%
6 AM
23°
14%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 26% chance of rain.
Mon
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 21°
Mostly Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Wed
34° 20°
Partly Cloudy.
Thu
37° 22°
Rain, 71% chance.
Fri
32° 19°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sat
32° 18°
Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Mostly Clear 13% 2 mph NNE 90%
8 AM 24° Clear 31% 2 mph NE 82%
9 AM 27° Clear 27% 1 mph ESE 73%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 21% 2 mph S 65%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 28% 2 mph SSW 60%
12 PM 32° Mostly Clear 29% 2 mph WSW 56%
1 PM 34° Mostly Clear 26% 3 mph W 52%
2 PM 33° Mostly Clear 19% 4 mph WNW 51%
3 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 21% 4 mph WNW 52%
4 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 18% 5 mph NW 53%
5 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 18% 4 mph WNW 57%
6 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 13% 4 mph WSW 62%
7 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 17% 3 mph SSW 69%
8 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 17% 4 mph SSW 74%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 14% 4 mph SSW 77%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 14% 4 mph SSW 80%
11 PM 26° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph SSW 83%
12 AM 25° Mostly Clear 15% 4 mph SW 85%
1 AM 25° Clear 12% 4 mph SW 87%
2 AM 24° Clear 12% 4 mph SW 88%
3 AM 24° Clear 12% 4 mph SW 89%
4 AM 24° Clear 11% 4 mph SW 90%
5 AM 23° Clear 14% 4 mph SW 89%
6 AM 23° Clear 14% 4 mph SW 88%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/16
Partly Cloudy
26%
23°
34°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
51%
23°
39°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
39%
21°
38°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
15%
20°
34°
Thu
8/20
Rain
71%
22°
37°
Fri
8/21
Rain
90%
19°
32°
Sat
8/22
Rain
82%
18°
32°
Sun
8/23
Rain
68%
18°
32°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
44%
18°
32°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
63%
20°
33°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
46
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
46 AQI 8.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
36 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 46 Good 36 46
Tue 49 Good 33 49
Wed 49 Good 44 49
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Aug 16, 10:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE381 J/kg
MLCAPE427 J/kg
MUCAPE842 J/kg
SBCIN-143 J/kg
MLCIN-93 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.0
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear11 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear11 kt
0–1 km SRH23
0–3 km SRH27
Eff. SRH27
Storm Motion341° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.96 in
0–3 km LR4.6 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals46.1
LCL971 hPa
LFC727 hPa
EL236 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,610 ft