Hickory, North Carolina 7 Day Weather Forecast
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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 |
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Tonight
 Mostly Clear
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Saturday
 Hot
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Saturday Night
 Mostly Clear
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Sunday
 Sunny then Slight Chance T-storms
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Sunday Night
 Slight Chance T-storms then Mostly Clear
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Monday
 Sunny then Chance T-storms
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Monday Night
 Chance T-storms then Mostly Clear
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Tuesday
 Sunny then Chance T-storms
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Tuesday Night
 Partly Cloudy
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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 |
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Heat Advisory
Tonight
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Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind. |
Saturday
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Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind. |
Saturday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind. |
Sunday
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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
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A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind. |
Monday
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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
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. |
Tuesday
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. |
Tuesday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. |
Wednesday
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A chance of thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
Wednesday Night
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. |
Thursday
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Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Thursday Night
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Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Friday
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Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Hickory NC.
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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.
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.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.
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.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.
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.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.
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.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.
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.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.
&&
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SYNOPSIS...CAC/DEO
NEAR TERM...JDL
SHORT TERM...JPT
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...CAC/JDL
CLIMATE...
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