Forecast and Conditions for Hickory, North Carolina

Updated: 5:53 PM EDT on May 11, 2008
Observed at Hickory, North Carolina
Temperature 64 °F / 18 °C
Humidity 78%
Dew Point 57 °F / 14 °C
Wind SW at 6 mph / 9 km/h
Pressure 29.35 in / 994 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds (FEW) : 6000 ft / 1828 m
Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 8000 ft / 2438 m
Yesterday's Maximum 81 °F / 27 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 61 °F / 16 °C
Normal high 76 °F / 24 °C
Normal low 51 °F / 10 °C
Record high 92 °F / 33 °C (1963)
Record low 34 °F / 1 °C (1977)
Sunrise06:22 AM (EDT)
Sunset08:20 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise12:29 PM (EDT)
Moon Set01:54 AM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Tornado Watch
Statement as of 6:03 PM EDT on May 11, 2008


Tornado Watch 307 remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for the
following locations


NC
. North Carolina counties included are

Alamance Alexander Anson
Bladen Cabarrus Caswell
Catawba Chatham Cleveland
Columbus Cumberland Davidson
Davie Durham Edgecombe
Forsyth Franklin Gaston
Granville Guilford Halifax
Harnett Hoke Iredell
Johnston Lee Lincoln
Mecklenburg Montgomery Moore
Nash Northampton Orange
person Randolph Richmond
Robeson Rockingham Rowan
Sampson Scotland Stanly
Stokes Union Vance
wake Warren Wayne
Wilson





Forecast as of 4:31 PM EDT on May 11, 2008

Tornado Watch 307 in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening...then isolated showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday
Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly sunny. Breezy with highs around 70. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph...becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
Wednesday
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday and Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday and Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday through Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
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