Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

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27°C
Feels like 29°
Overcast
▲ 29°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
6 mph NE
Humidity
70%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.16 inHg
Visibility
7 mi
UV Index
3.5
Cloud Cover
85%
Sunrise
6:49 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Gaston County is currently overcast at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 80% around 10 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1449 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:49AM · Sunset: 8:06PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
61 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
69%
6 PM
28°
71%
7 PM
26°
70%
8 PM
24°
70%
9 PM
23°
73%
10 PM
22°
79%
11 PM
21°
62%
12 AM
21°
58%
1 AM
21°
44%
2 AM
21°
32%
3 AM
21°
32%
4 AM
21°
32%
5 AM
20°
21%
6 AM
19°
21%
7 AM
19°
5%
8 AM
19°
5%
9 AM
21°
5%
10 AM
22°
5%
11 AM
22°
12%
12 PM
25°
12%
1 PM
26°
12%
2 PM
29°
13%
3 PM
29°
15%
4 PM
29°
15%
7-Day Forecast
Today
29° 19°
Overcast with a 70% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 32% chance of rain.
Sun
33° 18°
Clear.
Mon
32° 17°
Mostly Clear with a 45% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 17°
Rain, 30% chance.
Wed
33° 19°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Thu
31° 21°
Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Overcast 69% 6 mph NE 70%
6 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 71% 5 mph ENE 75%
7 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 70% 6 mph NNE 84%
8 PM 24° Overcast 70% 7 mph NNE 92%
9 PM 23° Overcast 73% 4 mph ENE 95%
10 PM 22° Overcast 79% 4 mph E 96%
11 PM 21° Overcast 62% 5 mph E 96%
12 AM 21° Overcast 58% 4 mph ESE 97%
1 AM 21° Overcast 44% 4 mph SSE 97%
2 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 32% 3 mph SE 98%
3 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 32% 3 mph N 97%
4 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 32% 3 mph N 97%
5 AM 20° Partly Cloudy 21% 2 mph N 97%
6 AM 19° Partly Cloudy 21% 2 mph ENE 96%
7 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 5% 2 mph ESE 96%
8 AM 19° Overcast 5% 2 mph ESE 94%
9 AM 21° Overcast 5% 2 mph SE 90%
10 AM 22° Overcast 5% 2 mph SSE 85%
11 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 12% 2 mph SSE 80%
12 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 12% 2 mph S 74%
1 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 12% 2 mph S 68%
2 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 13% 2 mph SSW 64%
3 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SSW 63%
4 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph S 62%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
70%
19°
29°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Cloudy
32%
19°
32°
Sun
8/23
Clear
7%
18°
33°
Mon
8/24
Mostly Clear
45%
17°
32°
Tue
8/25
Rain
30%
17°
32°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
82%
19°
33°
Thu
8/27
Rain
82%
21°
31°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
53%
18°
34°
Sat
8/29
Rain
68%
21°
32°
Sun
8/30
Rain
68%
18°
34°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
19°
34°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
21°
35°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
20°
34°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
61
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
34 AQI 6.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
61 AQI 59 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 61 Moderate 61 34
Sun 42 Good 42 29
Mon 35 Good 33 35
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 Fri Aug 21, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1500 J/kg
MLCAPE920 J/kg
MUCAPE1500 J/kg
SBCIN-13 J/kg
MLCIN-42 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear24 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear25 kt
0–1 km SRH15
0–3 km SRH126
Eff. SRH126
Storm Motion278° @ 22 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.3
Supercell2.4
K-Index38.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.12 in
0–3 km LR6.2 °C/km
700–500 LR6.1 °C/km
Total Totals48.9
LCL913 hPa
LFC825 hPa
EL176 hPa
Freezing Lvl13,688 ft