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

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly 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

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.32 in
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	24 Jan 12:35 pm EST

More Information:

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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

This Afternoon
High: 27 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 31 °F
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
Monday
High: 19 °F
Cold and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 28 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 1am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow between 1am and 2am, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 2am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 16. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain and sleet, becoming all freezing rain after noon. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 31. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain or freezing rain before 1am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Low around 17. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 10.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.