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
61°
Clear
- Humidity: 72%
- Feels Like: 61°
- Heat Index: 61°
- Wind: 2 mph
- Wind Chill: 61°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 07:45:43 AM
- Sunset: 06:31:32 PM
- Dew Point: 51°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
A few clouds. Low near 50F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight
A few clouds. Low near 50F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy skies. High 66F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Time
Temp
Wind
Precip
10 PM
59°
2 mph
1%
10 PM
59°
Wind: NNE @ 2 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 73%
Wind Chill: 59°
Heat Index: 59°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 51°
11 PM
58°
2 mph
1%
11 PM
58°
Wind: NNE @ 2 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 73%
Wind Chill: 58°
Heat Index: 58°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 49°
12 AM
57°
2 mph
1%
12 AM
57°
Wind: NNE @ 2 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 72%
Wind Chill: 57°
Heat Index: 57°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 48°
1 AM
57°
3 mph
0%
1 AM
57°
Wind: NNE @ 3 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 57°
Heat Index: 57°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 46°
2 AM
56°
4 mph
0%
2 AM
56°
Wind: NNE @ 4 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 64%
Wind Chill: 56°
Heat Index: 56°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 44°
3 AM
55°
5 mph
0%
3 AM
55°
Wind: NNE @ 5 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 62%
Wind Chill: 54°
Heat Index: 55°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 42°
4 AM
54°
5 mph
0%
4 AM
54°
Wind: NE @ 5 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 62%
Wind Chill: 53°
Heat Index: 54°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
5 AM
53°
5 mph
0%
5 AM
53°
Wind: NE @ 5 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 63%
Wind Chill: 52°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
6 AM
52°
4 mph
0%
6 AM
52°
Wind: NE @ 4 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 51°
Heat Index: 52°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
7 AM
52°
5 mph
0%
7 AM
52°
Wind: NE @ 5 mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 68%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 52°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
8 AM
51°
4 mph
1%
8 AM
51°
Wind: NNE @ 4 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 70%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 51°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
9 AM
53°
5 mph
1%
9 AM
53°
Wind: NE @ 5 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 68%
Wind Chill: 51°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 43°
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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.