Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains and Eastern Florida Peninsula; Pacific Storms Impacting the Northwest

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue elevated to critical fire weather Thursday over the southern High Plains eastern Florida Peninsula. Two Pacific storms will impact the Northwest U.S. with heavy mountain snow and low elevation rain from Thursday into Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hickory, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY)

Lat: 35.74°NLon: 81.38°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.71 in (1004.4 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Mar 7:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Vale NC

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, then becoming sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 3am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, then becoming sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Vale NC
 35.55°N 81.43°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
6:28 am EDT Mar 20, 2025
8am EDT Mar 20, 2025-6pm EDT Mar 26, 2025
 
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