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Current conditions at

Hickory, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY)

Lat: 35.74°NLon: 81.38°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1006.1 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Feb 7:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Newton NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 75 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newton NC
 35.69°N 81.22°W (Elev. 1037 ft)
Last Update:
6:39 pm EST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Feb 19, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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