Hickory, North Carolina

Local Time: 2:41 AM EST (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone	Lat/Lon: 35.8° N 81.3° W (Google Map)

	Current Conditions

Hickory, North Carolina (Airport)

Updated: 1:53 AM EST on January 09, 2009

30 °F

Clear

Windchill:	26 °F
Humidity:	54%
Dew Point:	15 °F
Wind:	4 mph from the SSW
Pressure:	29.97 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1188 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KHKY)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	200° (SSW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Hickory	30 °F	Clear	1:53 AM EST
	Morganton	28 °F	Clear	2:19 AM EST
	Statesville	28 °F	Clear	2:20 AM EST
	Lincolnton	27 °F	Clear	2:21 AM EST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

43 °F

26 °F

Record

71 °F (1949)

3 °F (1970)

Yesterday

48 °F

33 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Southport	41°F
Elizabethtown	41°F
Kill Devil Hills	41°F
Whiteville	41°F
Hatteras	41°F

State Lows:
Jefferson	21°F
Boone	23°F
Lincolnton	26°F
Morganton	26°F
Reidsville	26°F

Astronomy

January 9, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:35 AM EST

5:29 PM EST

Civil Twilight

7:07 AM EST

5:57 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

6:35 AM EST

6:29 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

6:05 AM EST

7:00 PM EST

Moon

3:51 PM EST

6:14 AM EST

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 50m

Length of Day

9h 54m

Tomorrow will be 1m 2s longer.

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Hickory, NC

30 °F

Clear

at 1:53 AM EST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 28601

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
49° F \| 31° F	52° F \| 32° F	47° F \| 27° F	47° F \| 29° F	45° F \| 23° F
Clear	Rain Showers 60% chance of precipitation	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Catawba

Updated: 9:26 PM EST on January 8, 2009

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Rest of Tonight

Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

Friday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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Friday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers in the morning...then cloudy with rain showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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Saturday Night

Rain showers likely in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Sunday and Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in the mid 20s.

Monday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

Monday Night and Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.

Tuesday Night through Thursday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s.

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Air quality Forecast for Hickory

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
Friday	Good		PM2.5
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Ravens vs. Titans	3:30 PM CST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 40 °F
Cardinals vs. Panthers	8:15 PM EST on January 10, 2009	Rain Showers, 50 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Phillies	8:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2009	Average High 59° F/ 14° C
Nationals vs. Marlins	12:00 PM EDT on April 06, 2009	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Clermont Foot vs. Bastia	8:00 PM CET on January 09, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 51° F/ 11° C
Troyes vs. Sedan	8:00 PM CET on January 09, 2009	Clear, High 30° F/ -1° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	8:00 PM EST on February 07, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	2:00 PM EST on February 12, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

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Windchill

Elevation

Updated

Type

I-40 Exit 116, Icard, NC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

28.8 °F

21 °F

73%

NW at 0.0 mph

30.02 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

1195 ft

2:41 AM EST

Rapid Fire

Granite Falls, NC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

28.6 °F

19 °F

67%

WNW at 0.0 mph

30.08 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

1200 ft

5:33 AM GST

Normal

Millersville, Taylorsville, NC

Western North Carolina Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

21.9 °F

16 °F

78%

WSW at 0.0 mph

29.97 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

1024 ft

2:40 AM EST

Normal

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Blue Ridge Foothills, Newton, NC

Weather for Newton NC USA, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

29.2 °F

17 °F

61%

North at 0.0 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

1050 ft

2:41 AM EST

Rapid Fire

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BurkeWeather.com, Valdese, NC

BurkeWeather.com, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

30.7 °F

20 °F

63%

WNW at 0.0 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

31 °F

1193 ft

2:40 AM EST

Rapid Fire

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Highland Ave, Lenoir, NC

Highland Ave, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

28.8 °F

17 °F

62%

North at 0.0 mph

29.99 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

1128 ft

2:38 AM EST

Normal

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William Lenoir Middle School, Lenoir, NC

lenoirweather.com, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

29.8 °F

15 °F

54%

South at 0.0 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

1250 ft

2:31 AM EST

Normal

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Lenoir, Lenoir, NC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

30.5 °F

18 °F

59%

NNE at 1.0 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

1153 ft

2:30 AM EST

Normal

Salem - Hopewell Community, Morganton, NC

Detailed Salem - Hopewell Community, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

32.2 °F

17 °F

54%

WNW at 3.4 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

1233 ft

2:41 AM EST

Rapid Fire

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South Central Lincoln Co, Lincolnton, NC

Weather Nut Haven-Lincolnton/High Shoals, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

25.9 °F

21 °F

82%

NW at 3.5 mph

30.05 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

747 ft

2:41 AM EST

Rapid Fire

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W4CLT La Foret - Swan Ponds, Morganton, NC

W4CLT La Foret - Swan Ponds, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

33.4 °F

19 °F

55%

West at 7.0 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

1175 ft

2:41 AM EST

Rapid Fire

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Silver Creek Observatory, Morganton, NC

Silver Creek Observatory, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

32.8 °F

18 °F

53%

NW at 6.0 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

27 °F

1109 ft

2:40 AM EST

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 2:10 am EST on January 9, 2009 The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 48 hours for the storm affected our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/gsp ******************storm total snowfall****************** Location storm total time/date comments snowfall of (inches) measurement North Carolina ... Avery County... Flat Springs 4.3 100 PM 1/8 ... Graham County... Robbinsville T 100 PM 1/8 trace of snow on grass ... Haywood County... Waynesville 1.0 100 PM 1/8 ... Madison County... Marshall 1.0 100 PM 1/8 up to 2.0 in spots ... Mitchell County... Spruce Pine 2.5 100 PM 1/8 Little Switzerland 0.8 100 PM 1/8