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
48°
Clear
- Humidity: 72%
- Feels Like: 48°
- Heat Index: 48°
- Wind: 2 mph
- Wind Chill: 48°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 06:53:29 AM
- Sunset: 05:23:56 PM
- Dew Point: 40°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Partly cloudy. Cold. Low 39F. Winds light and variable.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Cold. Low 39F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Mainly sunny. 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
11 PM
47°
1 mph
1%
11 PM
47°
Wind: NNE @ 1 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 74%
Wind Chill: 47°
Heat Index: 47°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
12 AM
46°
1 mph
2%
12 AM
46°
Wind: NNE @ 1 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 46°
Heat Index: 46°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
1 AM
45°
1 mph
2%
1 AM
45°
Wind: NNE @ 1 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 79%
Wind Chill: 45°
Heat Index: 45°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
2 AM
44°
0 mph
2%
2 AM
44°
Wind: NNW @ 0 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 44°
Heat Index: 44°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
3 AM
44°
0 mph
2%
3 AM
44°
Wind: NW @ 0 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 85%
Wind Chill: 44°
Heat Index: 44°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 40°
4 AM
42°
1 mph
2%
4 AM
42°
Wind: W @ 1 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 90%
Wind Chill: 42°
Heat Index: 42°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
5 AM
41°
0 mph
4%
5 AM
41°
Wind: W @ 0 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 93%
Wind Chill: 41°
Heat Index: 41°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
6 AM
41°
1 mph
6%
6 AM
41°
Wind: W @ 1 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 93%
Wind Chill: 41°
Heat Index: 41°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 39°
7 AM
40°
1 mph
7%
7 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°
8 AM
43°
1 mph
5%
8 AM
43°
Wind: W @ 1 mph
Precip: 5% Chance
Humidity: 91%
Wind Chill: 43°
Heat Index: 43°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
9 AM
48°
2 mph
2%
9 AM
48°
Wind: WSW @ 2 mph
Precip: 2% Chance
Humidity: 77%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 48°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
10 AM
52°
4 mph
1%
10 AM
52°
Wind: WSW @ 4 mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 51°
Heat Index: 52°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 41°
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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.