Observed 1:30 PM CDT at KMEI

Hickory, MS weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High until 2 PM
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 80°27° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (77°25° → 65°18°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 14°8° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (74°23° → 60°16°)

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	25%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	23%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	23%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	26%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	31%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	67%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	3%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	11%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	11%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	5%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	6%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	9%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	8%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	21%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	24%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	18%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	23%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	21%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	62%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	65%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	75%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	78%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	83%	3
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	77%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	90%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–71°22°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–83°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (JAN) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chunky River near Chunky

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 92 cfs

Forecast peak 4.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Okatibbee Creek at Arundel

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 51 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Okatibbee Creek at Okatibbee Creek/Hwy 80

16 mi

Level: 3.6 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 56% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Newton 5 Ene · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2002–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−8°−5°MonOct 19
−8°−4°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
+1°SatOct 24

Hickory weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:28 PM; Morning 6:51–7:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:41–6:51 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:38 PM–6:42 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Hickory. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Hickory, MS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chunky River near Chunky

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise

Okatibbee Creek at Arundel

Okatibbee Creek at Okatibbee Creek/Hwy 80

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon