Gaston, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gaston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain20%0.20″95°76°—
- MondayJul 6Showers32%0.20″96°76°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle32%—96°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle16%—99°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—100°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—102°78°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—103°77°+1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gaston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29053
15-Day Forecast — Gaston
- Sun95°76°20%
- Mon96°76°32%
- Tue96°74°32%
- Wed99°74°16%
- Thu100°74°11%
- Fri102°78°11%
- Sat103°77°36%
- Sun97°74°43%
- Mon78°71°32%
- Tue91°70°22%
- Wed93°71°14%
- Thu93°70°44%
- Fri84°71°45%
- Sat86°72°52%
- Sun92°71°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Gaston
SPC has placed Gaston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Gaston
- 29053