Hickory, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (28601)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 78°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 78°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1988 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather across central Oklahoma and the eastern half of Texas. Thunderstorms in Texas produced softball size hail northwest of Nocona, and baseball size hail at Troy and Park Springs.
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Hickory 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 1
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Oct 2
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Friday Oct 3
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday Oct 6
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:21 AM
Sunset 7:10 PM
Last Light 7:36 PM
Moonset 1:07 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY
Weather Folklore
Burning wood pops more before rain and snow.
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About Hickory, North Carolina
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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