Observed 7:25 PM EDT at KHKY

Hickory, NC weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 66°19° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	99%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	50%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	55%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	97%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	79%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	17%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	33%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	36%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	51%	39%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	29%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	24%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	15%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	15%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	16%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	99%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	9%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	1%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 42°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–76°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GSP) (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

Lyle Creek at Section House Rd 2 NW Conover

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:25 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Catawba River near HENRY FORK

6.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 56 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Catawba River at Lake Rhodhiss Dam

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 97.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Catawba River at Lake Hickory/Oxford Dam

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 97.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 61% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 66

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 20
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Hickory FAA Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+3°+1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:54 PM; Morning 7:23–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:04 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:44 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Hickory. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 53 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Hickory, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lyle Creek at Section House Rd 2 NW Conover

South Fork Catawba River near HENRY FORK

Catawba River at Lake Rhodhiss Dam

Catawba River at Lake Hickory/Oxford Dam

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