Newest long-range forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provide insight into what this winter could look like in North Carolina.
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Hickory, NC
Right Now
67°
Sunny
- Humidity: 34%
- Feels Like: 67°
- Heat Index: 67°
- Wind: 3 mph
- Wind Chill: 67°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 06:53:28 AM
- Sunset: 05:23:57 PM
- Dew Point: 38°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Partly cloudy skies. Low 39F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight
Partly cloudy skies. Low 39F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
A mainly sunny sky. High 67F. Winds light and variable.
Weather Alert
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan, Eastern McDowell, Greater Burke, and Greater Caldwell Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. &&
Next 12 Hours
Time
Temp
Wind
Precip
4 PM
67°
2 mph
0%
4 PM
67°
Wind: NNW @ 2 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 36%
Wind Chill: 67°
Heat Index: 67°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
5 PM
64°
3 mph
0%
5 PM
64°
Wind: N @ 3 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 42%
Wind Chill: 64°
Heat Index: 64°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
6 PM
59°
5 mph
0%
6 PM
59°
Wind: N @ 5 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 48%
Wind Chill: 59°
Heat Index: 59°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
7 PM
55°
3 mph
0%
7 PM
55°
Wind: N @ 3 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 55°
Heat Index: 55°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
8 PM
53°
3 mph
1%
8 PM
53°
Wind: N @ 3 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 67%
Wind Chill: 52°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 42°
9 PM
50°
3 mph
1%
9 PM
50°
Wind: N @ 3 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 74%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 50°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 42°
10 PM
49°
2 mph
1%
10 PM
49°
Wind: NNE @ 2 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 78%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 42°
11 PM
48°
1 mph
2%
11 PM
48°
Wind: N @ 1 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 79%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
12 AM
47°
1 mph
3%
12 AM
47°
Wind: NNE @ 1 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 81%
Wind Chill: 47°
Heat Index: 47°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
1 AM
45°
1 mph
4%
1 AM
45°
Wind: N @ 1 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 83%
Wind Chill: 45°
Heat Index: 45°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
2 AM
44°
1 mph
5%
2 AM
44°
Wind: NNW @ 1 mph
Precip: 5% Chance
Humidity: 87%
Wind Chill: 44°
Heat Index: 44°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
3 AM
43°
1 mph
6%
3 AM
43°
Wind: WNW @ 1 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 90%
Wind Chill: 43°
Heat Index: 43°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
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- Mark Price The Charlotte Observer
Fierce winds and large breaking waves have ripped up a large section of North Carolina’s famous coastal highway N.C. 12, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
- Kristen Johnson The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A massive nor’easter is currently pounding the North Carolina coast with intense winds, flooding and waves up to 14 feet.
- Mark Price The Charlotte Observer
"It would not be a surprise to see frost in places across the NC foothills and NW Piedmont."
- Mark Price The Charlotte Observer
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias far exceeded the 6-inch forecast for the western half of North Carolina over the weekend, forecasters say. Among the worst-hit areas was Burke County.
- Sharon McBrayer
One of the rescues involved an unsheltered couple and their dog who had set up camp along the Catawba River near the greenway and behind Freedom High School.
- Mark Price The Charlotte Observer
Remnants of Hurricane Isaias dumped more than 5 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing flash flooding, landslides and leaving 11,000 Duke Energy customers without power early Sunday.
- Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer
Despite weakening overnight into a post-tropical cyclone, former Hurricane Isaias threatens the North Carolina mountains with mudslides and floods, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Saturday.
- Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte flights and weekend events were canceled as Isaias became a major hurricane in the Gulf on Friday.
- Anna Roman The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The Orionids meteor shower is active from now to Saturday, Nov. 7.
- Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer
Could Hurricane Isaias, which strengthened in the Gulf on Thursday, deliver the destruction of 2024’s Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains?
- William Chapman
"It turns out, at least from my subjective opinion of when we reach peak color each year, that September is important,” former Appalachian State professor Howard Neufeld said.
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Brandi D. Addison
USA Today
A stronger-than-normal polar vortex is taking shape over the North Pole. That might sound like a recipe for a brutally cold winter, but it isn't that simple.