Hickory, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hickory weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain37%0.16″87°71°-9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—90°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——91°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——98°72°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——100°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—98°77°-2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hickory at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Hickory
- Sat95°74°2%
- Sun87°68°37%
- Mon90°72°22%
- Tue91°71°6%
- Wed98°72°1%
- Thu100°74°3%
- Fri98°77°11%
- Sat86°70°11%
- Sun88°69°8%
- Mon85°65°6%
- Tue84°65°6%
- Wed85°69°7%
- Thu89°66°24%
- Fri91°69°26%
- Sat93°71°17%
- Sun93°66°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Hickory
SPC has placed Hickory in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Hickory
- 74865