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Hickory, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast
Wx Forecast - Wx Discussion - Wx Aviation
NWS Forecast for Hickory NC
National Weather Service Forecast for: Hickory NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Updated: 9:27 pm EDT Jul 25, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Mostly Clear

Saturday

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind.
Hot

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Mostly Clear

Sunday

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. Light northwest wind.
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 73 °F Hi 97 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 97 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 97 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 98 °F Lo 74 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Heat Advisory
 

Tonight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday
 
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
 
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. Light northwest wind.
Sunday Night
 
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Monday
 
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Tuesday
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
 
A chance of thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Thursday
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
 
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Hickory NC.

Weather Forecast Discussion
836
FXUS62 KGSP 252327
AFDGSP

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
727 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Oppressive heat and humidity build through the weekend and into the
first half of next week, with dangerous heat index values possible
especially Sunday through midweek.  Afternoon showers and storms may
develop over the NC mountains, but will remain isolated for the
remainder of our area.  A cold front is expected to slowly cross our
area from the north Thursday and Friday bringing more showers and
storms and temperatures closer to normal.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 720 pm EDT Friday: An upper anticyclone centered near the
South Carolina coast this evening will gradually retrograde to near
the center of the state by the end of the period. This will result
in hot conditions through the period. Still a few isolated showers,
mainly across the mountains and foothills. Expect this activity to
subside shortly after sunset. Min temps are expected to be around 5
degrees above normal, with fog/low stratus expected to be confined
to the most favored mountain valleys.

Saturday will be even hotter as the center of the anticyclone
settles very close to the CWA. While deep mixing is again
expected during the afternoon, air temperatures in the upper 90s
are expected to yield heat index values of 104-107 across much
of the Piedmont...and a Heat Advisory will be issued for these
areas. Unsurprisingly, forecast soundings look a bit more suppressed
for convective development Sat afternoon, which will further limit
the coverage of diurnal showers and storms. Mentionable PoPs are
limited to the mountains and NC foothills, with chances primarily in
the 20-40% range. Chances for severe convection are virtually non-
existent through the period, but can`t rule out a brief severe
updraft pulse associated with any cell mergers.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 1:45 PM EDT Friday: The short-term fcst picks up at 00z on
Sunday with broad upper ridging in place across most of the CONUS.
Over the next couple of days, the ridge is expected to amplify and
gradually shift westward with it centered over the central CONUS
by the end of the period late Monday. At the sfc, the Bermuda High
will be back in control of our pattern as the period begins. Little
change wrt the large-scale pattern is expected on Sunday, with weak
sfc winds over our area and below climo chances for diurnal convec-
tion during the aftn/evening. On Monday, a weak backdoor frontal
boundary appears to move southward thru our area as low pressure
tries to organize off the Atlantic Coast. This boundary will have
little impact on our temperatures, but will likely keep low-level
winds out of the north for much of the day. It will also increase
our chances for more sct to widespread convection, especially over
the NC mtns. As for the severe potential, it still appears minimal
at best both days. The main hazard will be the hot temperatures,
with highs in the upper 90s to lower 100s across most of our non-
mtn zones. Even with some amount of daytime mixing, afternoon heat
index values are expected to reach Heat Advisory criteria across much
of the Upstate and Piedmont, with some of our southernmost zones and
portions of the I-77 Corridor reaching Heat Warning criteria both days.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 1:25 PM EDT Friday: The extended fcst picks up at 00z on
Tuesday with broad upper ridging centered over the central CONUS
and covering much of the CONUS. Over the next few days, broad
upper trofing will dig southward over eastern Canada acting to
suppress the ridge over the eastern CONUS. By the end of the
period late next week, the trof axis is expected to be centered
over the Eastern Seaboard or just offshore. At the sfc, broad,
weak high pressure will still be in place across the Southeast
as we start the period. Over the next couple of days, the large-
scale pattern is not expected to change much with high pressure
lingering and light/vrb sfc winds across our area. Towards the
end of the period late next week, most of the long-range guidance
has the sfc high getting reinforced from the NW while a weak sfc
low tries to spin up over our area and then lift NE. As for the
sensible wx, excessive heat continues to be the main theme with
triple digit highs across the Piedmont, 90s in some mtn valleys,
and well-above normal overnight/morning lows. As alluded to in
the previous discussion, we`ll have to take it day by day wrt
Heat Advisories and/or Warnings. It will largely depend on how
much the dewpoints mix out each day under the weak subsidence.
Expect diurnal convective coverage to increase towards the end
of the period, but severe potential still appears minimal thru
the period.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: Most of the shower and thunderstorm activity
has moved away from the local terminals. A few showers linger near
KGSP/KGMU so placed a VCSH mention through 01Z. Otherwise, just
lingering VFR clouds leftover from earlier convection. Fog/low
stratus are possible in the mountain valleys by daybreak
Saturday...with 5SM/FEW005 forecast at KAVL btw 11-13Z, but the
higher chances for IFR or worse conditions are expected to be
confined to the valleys west of KAVL. Otherwise, VFR is forecast to
prevail through this period. Winds will generally be SW at 5-10 kts
through this afternoon, becoming light/vrbl tonight.

Outlook: Very typical mid-summer weather is expected through at
least the middle of next week, with scattered diurnal convection,
mainly over the mountains, with only isolated, stray convection
in the Piedmont.  Low stratus and/or fog will be possible each
morning...mainly in the mtn valleys.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORDS FOR 07-26

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      94 1949     72 1911     71 2012     49 1911
                1940                    2010
   KCLT     100 2005     74 1920     76 1992     60 1904
                1940                    1940
                1914                    1936
   KGSP      99 2010     76 1920     76 2022     53 1911
                1995                    2005
                1987                    1940



RECORDS FOR 07-27

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      97 1952     70 1946     72 1936     48 1911
                                        1925
   KCLT     103 1940     74 1926     76 2022     57 1920
                                        2016
                                        1944
   KGSP     103 1940     70 1946     75 2012     54 1911
                                        1944



RECORDS FOR 07-28

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      98 1952     68 1890     70 2010     53 1895
                                        1878
                                        1877
   KCLT     102 1952     70 1890     78 2016     54 1962
   KGSP     103 1952     72 1926     76 2016     60 1911
                                        1936        1904



RECORDS FOR 07-29

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      98 1952     67 1984     74 1877     55 1911
                                                    1895
   KCLT     103 1952     72 1984     77 1993     59 1920
   KGSP     104 1952     70 1984     76 1949     59 1911
                                        1936



RECORDS FOR 07-30

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      93 1954     68 1936     72 2011     54 2014
                                        1878        1897
                                                    1895
   KCLT     101 2011     71 1981     77 1953     58 1914
                                        1941
   KGSP     101 1999     73 1981     77 2011     60 1914
                                                    1911
                                                    1884



RECORDS FOR 07-31

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      95 1999     65 1936     71 2011     53 1986
                                                    1914
   KCLT     100 1999     69 1936     77 1941     56 1914
                1931                    1931
                1915
   KGSP     104 1999     71 2014     78 1999     56 1936
                                        1931

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM EDT Saturday for GAZ028-029.
NC...Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM EDT Saturday for NCZ036-037-
     056-057-069>072-082.
SC...Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM EDT Saturday for SCZ009>014-
     019-107-109.

&&

$$

SYNOPSIS...CAC/DEO
NEAR TERM...JDL
SHORT TERM...JPT
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...CAC/JDL
CLIMATE...
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