High Shoals, NC Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for High Shoals, a city in Gaston County, North Carolina.
Today
81°F
Areas Of Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms
Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 7am and 8am, then areas of fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
7-day forecast for High Shoals
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 81°F | Areas Of Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms | 1 to 6 mph ENE | 82% |
| Tonight | 67°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 5 mph NE | 54% |
| Wednesday | 84°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 5 mph SSE | 66% |
| Wednesday Night | 68°F | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 0 to 5 mph S | 59% |
| Thursday | 86°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 7 mph SSW | 50% |
| Thursday Night | 68°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 0 to 6 mph SSW | 45% |
| Friday | 86°F | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 6 mph SSW | 36% |
| Friday Night | 68°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 5 mph WSW | 36% |
| Saturday | 88°F | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 5 mph SW | 35% |
| Saturday Night | 69°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph WSW | 35% |
| Sunday | 88°F | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph WSW | 28% |
| Sunday Night | 69°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 2 mph W | 28% |
| Monday | 89°F | Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph WSW | 19% |
| Monday Night | 70°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 0 to 3 mph WSW | 19% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for High Shoals (35.390, -81.202). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for High Shoals
Last spring frost
Apr 9
First fall frost
Oct 28
Growing season
201 days
Hardiness zone
8a
More local growing data for High Shoals: nearby ZIP 28077 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · North Carolina frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Lincolnton 4 W, Nc (8.1 mi from High Shoals). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.