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Gastonia Weather Forecast Updated

Last updated on July 02, 2026 at 10:01 PM

Air Quality in Gastonia

NOW

32 AQI

Good air quality Dominant pollutant: PM_2.5

Pollutant Concentrations:

PM_2.5 7.68 µg/m³

PM₁₀ 11.61 µg/m³

O₃ 0.030 ppm

NO₂ 2.4 ppb

SO₂ 0.3 ppb

CO 0.12 ppm

NH₃ 2.6 µg/m³

NO 0 µg/m³

PM_2.5 – Fine particles <2.5μm

PM₁₀ – Inhalable particles <10μm

O₃ – Ozone

NO₂ – Nitrogen dioxide

SO₂ – Sulfur dioxide

CO – Carbon monoxide

NH₃ – Ammonia

NO – Nitric oxide

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Show raw pollutant concentrations (µg/m³)

PM_2.5 – 7.68 µg/m³

PM₁₀ – 11.61 µg/m³

O₃ – 58.33 µg/m³

NO₂ – 4.43 µg/m³

SO₂ – 0.81 µg/m³

CO – 134.72 µg/m³

NH₃ – 2.6 µg/m³

NO – 0 µg/m³

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Weather Alerts and Warnings for Gastonia

Air Quality Alert

Air Quality Alert issued July 2 at 8:39PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

Jul 2, 8:39 PM → Jul 3, 7:00 AM

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC
has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone
for Lincoln, Gaston, and Mecklenburg Counties, from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT
Friday.

An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations
within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For
additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of
Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.

Updated: Jul 2, 10:01 PM Source: NWS Alert