Observed 6:50 PM EDT at KHKY

Icard, NC weather

Clear and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-northeast. 35–5 mph8 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: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 41°5° tonight at 3 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 65°18° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 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 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	19%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	98%	7%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	81%	9%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	24%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	37%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	42%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	31%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	23%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	13%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	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	40%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	2%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 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, 43°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 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°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 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 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°10°
  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 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  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 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
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, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 43°.
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

Catawba River at Lake Rhodhiss Dam

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 97.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Catawba River near HENRY FORK

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 56 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Jacob Fork below Old NC 18 in Shoups Ford

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Lyle Creek at Section House Rd 2 NW Conover

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:25 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 60% 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: 23
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 8 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–6:55 PM; Morning 7:24–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:05 PM; Morning 7:14–7:24 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:12 PM–7:15 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 west from Icard. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 45 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Icard, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Catawba River at Lake Rhodhiss Dam

South Fork Catawba River near HENRY FORK

Jacob Fork below Old NC 18 in Shoups Ford

Lyle Creek at Section House Rd 2 NW Conover

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