Hickory, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 65°F
Feels Like 65°F  
Humidity 24% Dew Point 27°F Wind S 2 MPH Gusts 3 Barometer 29.27 in.743.5 mm
Solar Rad 478 w/m2 UV Index 4
Report from a personal weather station 1.9 miles S of central Hickory
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 68F, Low 40F
68
40
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Increasing Clouds, High 72F, Low 55F
72
55
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Mostly Sunny, High 71F, Low 39F
71
39
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Sunny, High 65F, Low 42F
65
42
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 65F, Low 47F
30%
65
47
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 62F, Low 44F
62
44
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Mostly Cloudy, High 57F
57
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 68°F to 57°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 7°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 59°F with lows around 36°F.

This Date in Weather History

1974 - A storm produced 15 inches of snow at the Buffalo, NY, airport, and 30 inches on the south shore of Lake Erie.

More on this and other weather history

Hickory, NC 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Nov 15

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Monday Nov 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday Nov 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Thursday Nov 20

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.


About Hickory, NC

Hickory is a city in western North Carolina primarily located in Catawba County. The 25th most populous city in the state, it is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Charlotte. Hickory's population in the 2022 United States Census Bureau estimate was 44,084. Hickory is the main city of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 368,347 in the 2022 census, and is included in the larger Charlotte-Concord, NC Combined Statistical Area with a population of 3,387,115 in 2022. In 2014, Reader's Digest named the Hickory metro area as the 10th best place to live and raise a family in the United States. Forbes ranked the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA the third best MSA in the country for business cost in the same year. The Hickory MSA was described by Smart Growth America in 2014 as being the country's most sprawling metro area. In 2023, Travel and Leisure rated Hickory as the most beautiful and affordable place to live in the U.S.

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