... Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 6 am EST Sunday...
* locations... foothills and Piedmont of the Carolinas and
northeast Georgia.
* Hazards... windy conditions on area lakes.
* Timing... gusty northwest winds will continue through the
overnight hours. The strongest gusts will occur through the
middle to late part of the evening.
* Winds... northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 to 40 mph.
* Impacts... conditions will be unsafe for boating on area lakes.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.
Hickory, NC
Current Conditions
20 °F
Clear
12 mph
from the NNW
1 °F
30.17 in
8 °F
44%
10.0 miles
Hickory, NC
Updated — 2:53 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Hickory
20 °F - Clear
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Morganton
21 °F - Clear
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Statesville
34 °F - Mostly Cloudy -
Lincolnton
23 °F - Clear
Forecast for Catawba (28601)
Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 6 am EST early this morning...
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Sunday
Clear
H 40° / L 22°
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Monday
 Partly Cloudy
H 47° / L 32°
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Tuesday
 Chance of Snow
H 47° / L 34°
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Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
H 56° / L 36°
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Thursday
 Chance of Rain
H 56° / L 38°
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Sunday Night
Clear. Cold with lows around 20. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
SundaySunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Monday NightMostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday NightMostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday NightPartly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Thursday NightMostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
Statement as of 5:05 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Lake Wind Advisory
Statement as of 3:22 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Special Statement
... Increased fire danger from Sunday morning through Sunday
evening...
Gusty northwest winds will continue to usher in a very dry and
cold air mass across the area through the weekend. Very low
dewpoints will result in relative humidity falling to 15 to 25
percent Sunday afternoon across northeast Georgia... upstate South
Carolina... and the foothills... western Piedmont... and southern
mountains of North Carolina. Northwest winds of 10 to 15
mph... with gusts around 20 mph will combine with the low relative
humidity to enhance the potential for the spread of wildfire.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether
you can burn tomorrow. If you do burn... use extreme caution since
fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
Lane
