Significant Winter Storm this Weekend - Very Cold Weather Follows Next Week

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by very cold temperatures and wind chills next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hillsville (KHLX)

Lat: 36.77°NLon: 80.82°WElev: 2736ft.

Overcast

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	46%
Wind Speed	NE 6 mph
Barometer	30.38 in
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	24 Jan 10:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Galax VA

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Today
High: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 31 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 15 °F
Wintry Mix
Monday
High: 21 °F
Blustery.
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 28 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Snow and sleet before 1am, then sleet between 1am and 3am, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 3am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 14. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 4pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 31. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain or freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Low around 15. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday

A chance of snow before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 0.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 10.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.