Hickory, North Carolina Weather Forecast
Today in Hickory: clear skies with a high near 85°F and a low around 62°F. Rain chance 0%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Wednesday. Cooling trend: highs fall from 85°F today to 58°F by Sunday.
Forecast updated 4:05 PM EDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Hickory
Today 10/15
85°/62°
0%
Fri 10/16
83°/61°
11%
Sat 10/17
60°/46°
12%
Sun 10/18
58°/39°
6%
Mon 10/19
63°/40°
5%
Tue 10/20
69°/43°
3%
Wed 10/21
70°/46°
2%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 85° | 84° | 82° | 77° | 73° | 71° | 69° | 68° | 66° | 65° | 64° | 64° | 63° | 63° | 62° | 61° | 61° | 64° | 69° | 73° | 77° | 80° | 82° | 83° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 1 | SSW 0 | SSW 0 | SW 0 | WSW 0 | WSW 0 | SSW 0 | SSW 0 | S 0 | SSW 1 | SSW 1 | SW 1 | SW 1 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,382
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
4.81 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
31.07 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
68°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.79 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Hickory Weather
Hickory sits at about 1,161 feet above sea level in Catawba County, North Carolina. About 218,323 people live in the Hickory area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service GSP office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KGSP. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 10 to 15°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 1 and the first fall freeze around Nov 14.
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