Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hickory, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY)

Lat: 35.74°NLon: 81.38°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 4:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

North Hickory NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. Calm wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of rain before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
North Hickory NC
 35.77°N 81.32°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 27, 2025
5pm EST Dec 27, 2025-6pm EST Jan 3, 2026
 
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