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
50°
Clear
- Humidity: 69%
- Feels Like: 50°
- Heat Index: 50°
- Wind: 1 mph
- Wind Chill: 50°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 06:53:20 AM
- Sunset: 05:23:56 PM
- Dew Point: 40°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Some clouds. Low 38F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight
Some clouds. Low 38F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
A mainly sunny sky. High 67F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
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
10 PM
49°
1 mph
1%
10 PM
49°
Wind: NNE @ 1 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 73%
Wind Chill: 49°
Heat Index: 49°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
11 PM
48°
1 mph
1%
11 PM
48°
Wind: NNE @ 1 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 74%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
12 AM
47°
0 mph
1%
12 AM
47°
Wind: NNE @ 0 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 77%
Wind Chill: 47°
Heat Index: 47°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
1 AM
46°
1 mph
2%
1 AM
46°
Wind: NNE @ 1 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 81%
Wind Chill: 46°
Heat Index: 46°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
2 AM
45°
0 mph
2%
2 AM
45°
Wind: NNW @ 0 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 45°
Heat Index: 45°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
3 AM
43°
1 mph
2%
3 AM
43°
Wind: NW @ 1 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 43°
Heat Index: 43°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
4 AM
42°
1 mph
3%
4 AM
42°
Wind: W @ 1 mph
Precip: 3% Chance
Humidity: 90%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 42°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
5 AM
41°
0 mph
6%
5 AM
41°
Wind: W @ 0 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 93%
Wind Chill: 41°
Heat Index: 41°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
6 AM
40°
1 mph
7%
6 AM
40°
Wind: W @ 1 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 96%
Wind Chill: 40°
Heat Index: 40°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
7 AM
39°
0 mph
7%
7 AM
39°
Wind: W @ 0 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 99%
Wind Chill: 39°
Heat Index: 39°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
8 AM
44°
1 mph
5%
8 AM
44°
Wind: WSW @ 1 mph
Precip: 5% Chance
Humidity: 91%
Wind Chill: 44°
Heat Index: 44°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
9 AM
48°
1 mph
2%
9 AM
48°
Wind: WSW @ 1 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 79%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 42°
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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.