Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hickory, Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY)

Lat: 35.74°NLon: 81.38°WElev: 1188ft.

Fog/Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Northlakes NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 61. East wind around 7 mph becoming west in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am.  Cloudy, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 61. East wind around 7 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Northlakes NC
 35.81°N 81.37°W (Elev. 1102 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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