Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hickory, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY)

Lat: 35.74°NLon: 81.38°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Sep 1:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Conover NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am.  Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 64 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Light east northeast wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Labor Day
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Light east northeast wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
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Point Forecast:
Conover NC
 35.71°N 81.22°W (Elev. 1047 ft)
7:03 pm EDT Sep 5, 2026
2am EDT Sep 6, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 12, 2026
 
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