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: 8:00 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Clear
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
1 mph NNE
Humidity
83%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.31 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.8
Cloud Cover
19%
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Gaston County is currently mostly clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1939 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
26°
17%
10 AM
27°
18%
11 AM
29°
25%
12 PM
31°
27%
1 PM
32°
28%
2 PM
34°
18%
3 PM
33°
18%
4 PM
33°
20%
5 PM
33°
18%
6 PM
31°
18%
7 PM
30°
13%
8 PM
28°
17%
9 PM
27°
13%
10 PM
27°
14%
11 PM
26°
5%
12 AM
26°
7%
1 AM
25°
9%
2 AM
25°
12%
3 AM
25°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
24°
3%
6 AM
23°
5%
7 AM
23°
5%
8 AM
23°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
Mon
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 39% chance of rain.
Wed
34° 20°
Partly Cloudy.
Thu
37° 22°
Drizzle, 71% chance.
Fri
32° 20°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sat
32° 18°
Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 17% 1 mph NNE 83%
10 AM 27° Clear 18% 1 mph SSE 71%
11 AM 29° Mostly Clear 25% 2 mph S 64%
12 PM 31° Mostly Clear 27% 2 mph SW 59%
1 PM 32° Mostly Clear 28% 3 mph WSW 55%
2 PM 34° Mostly Clear 18% 4 mph W 50%
3 PM 33° Mostly Clear 18% 4 mph WNW 52%
4 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 20% 5 mph WNW 52%
5 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 18% 6 mph WNW 53%
6 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 18% 4 mph WNW 58%
7 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 13% 3 mph WSW 63%
8 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 17% 3 mph SSW 70%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 13% 4 mph SSW 74%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 14% 4 mph SSW 78%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SSW 81%
12 AM 26° Mostly Clear 7% 5 mph SSW 84%
1 AM 25° Mostly Clear 9% 4 mph SW 86%
2 AM 25° Clear 12% 4 mph SW 88%
3 AM 25° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 88%
4 AM 24° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 89%
5 AM 24° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 90%
6 AM 23° Clear 5% 4 mph SW 89%
7 AM 23° Clear 5% 4 mph SW 88%
8 AM 23° Clear 5% 4 mph WSW 86%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/16
Mostly Clear
27%
23°
34°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
51%
23°
39°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
39%
22°
38°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
15%
20°
34°
Thu
8/20
Drizzle
71%
22°
37°
Fri
8/21
Rain
90%
20°
32°
Sat
8/22
Rain
82%
18°
32°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
68%
19°
32°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
44%
19°
32°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
63%
21°
34°
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, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1062 J/kg
MLCAPE693 J/kg
MUCAPE1062 J/kg
SBCIN-68 J/kg
MLCIN-67 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear11 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear10 kt
0–1 km SRH17
0–3 km SRH24
Eff. SRH24
Storm Motion345° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.00 in
0–3 km LR5.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals46.1
LCL955 hPa
LFC788 hPa
EL170 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,702 ft