Gaston, North Carolina Weather
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Gaston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——90°72°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——90°67°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——94°65°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle45%—98°72°+4°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle60%0.02″89°72°-9°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast35%—87°63°-2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——96°62°+9°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 8:41 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Gaston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Gaston
- Mon90°72°9%
- Tue90°67°4%
- Wed94°65°5%
- Thu98°72°45%
- Fri89°72°60%
- Sat87°63°35%
- Sun96°62°4%
- Mon89°74°28%
- Tue80°67°32%
- Wed82°67°32%
- Thu84°65°22%
- Fri91°68°45%
- Sat94°69°29%
- Sun101°72°35%
- Mon108°78°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Gaston
- 27832
- 27831