Galax, VA Weather

City of Galax County10:29 AM EDT36.66°N, 80.92°WElevation 2,372 ft

Current conditions

Clear
52°
Clear
Feels like 52°
High 62°·Low 35°
WindWNW 3 mph
Humidity62%
Dew point39°
Pressure30.18 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover8%
UV index2 Low
Sunrise7:38 AM
Sunset6:40 PM

Observed at Hillsville · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 51°
  2. 11 AM Sunny 55°
  3. 12 PM Sunny 57°
  4. 1 PM Sunny 60°
  5. 2 PM Sunny 62°
  6. 3 PM Sunny 62°
  7. 4 PM Sunny 62°
  8. 5 PM Sunny 62°
  9. 6 PM Clear 58°
  10. 7 PM Clear 54°
  11. 8 PM Clear 51°
  12. 9 PM Clear 50°
  13. 10 PM Clear 48°
  14. 11 PM Clear 46°
  15. Fri12 AM Clear 44°
  16. 1 AM Clear 43°
  17. 2 AM Clear 42°
  18. 3 AM Clear 40°
  19. 4 AM Clear 39°
  20. 5 AM Mostly Clear 38°
  21. 6 AM Sunny 36°
  22. 7 AM Sunny 35°
  23. 8 AM Sunny 36°
  24. 9 AM Sunny 41°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny42°65°
  2. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny35°62°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny34°61°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny34°57°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny36°60°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny41°65°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny42°65°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy45°61°
  9. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny40°62°
  10. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy43°68°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

Forecast

  • ThuGood (42)
  • FriGood (40)
  • SatGood (38)

Alleghany County, NC reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:38 AM
Sunset 6:40 PM
Daylight 11 h 1 min (−2 min 11 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 85% lit
Moonrise 4:37 PM Moonset 3:49 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low64° / 39°
Record high77° (2020)
Record low26° (2022)
Wettest0.33 in (1908)
Month to date5.25 in (normal 2.95 in)

Galax Water Plant, records since 1907. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in RNK, issued 7 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Nothing. Simple message. Simple forecast.

Models continue to have problems with forecasting dewpoints, especially during the afternoon, which impacts the Rh forecast. Every cycle we have to artificially lower them from the NBM.

Key Messages

1) Dry with seasonable temperatures through early next week.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1:Dry with seasonable temperatures through early next week.

The region will continue to remain under the influence of surface high pressure through the middle of next week. With high pressure and mostly clear skies over the region through the next week, temperatures look to moderate to more seasonable values in the 60s and 70s for highs each day, and 30s/40s for lows at night.

At this time, no precipitation is expected through at least the middle of next week, and is not looking likely for the remainder of the month.

Aviation

VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period. There will be some fog confined mainly to the rivers between the 08-13Z timeframe, but confidence too low to add to any of the terminal forecasts due to the very dry airmass in place over the region. Winds look to remain northerly/northeasterly through the TAF period at around 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 15 knots at times across mountain terminals this afternoon.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...

VFR conditions likely to continue into early next week. Any fog should be limited to over bodies of water, and not foreseeing any issues at the TAF sites.

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