Hickory, North Carolina Weather
Hickory, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Hickory, Nash County.
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About Hickory, North Carolina
Hickory rests in a gentle cradle of rolling terrain, where the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles warmed by the sun. It lies 13.2 miles north of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 357°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-east of Red Oak. The landscape here is a soft tapestry of deciduous forests, their broad leaves whispering secrets in the summer breeze and ablaze with color when autumn arrives. Fields, stitched with the straight lines of cultivation, break the verdant expanse, leading the eye toward distant, softly rounded hills that seem to hold the horizon in their embrace. Creeks, like silver threads, meander through the land, their banks often fringed with the vibrant green of ferns and the sturdy silhouettes of ancient oaks, their branches heavy with the accumulated years. The roots of Hickory run deep into a history shaped by agriculture and industry, a lineage that echoes in the quiet hum of its present-day economy. Once a hub for furniture manufacturing, the legacy of craftsmanship still lingers, a subtle pride in well-made things that informs the character of the place. Today, a diverse economic base thrives, from advanced manufacturing to growing service sectors, all sustained by the industrious spirit of its people. Local traditions, often tied to the changing seasons and the bounty of the land, are kept alive in community gatherings and the enduring warmth of neighborly connection, a testament to a place that values both progress and its enduring heritage.
Live animated radar for Hickory and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Hickory, Nash County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.129041°N, 77.80109°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27891, 28601 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 828 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hickory, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hickory, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hickory includes coordinates 36.129041°N, 77.801090°W, situated in Nash County. ZIP code 27891, 28601. Telephone area code: 919, 984, 828. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
