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Current conditions at

Hillsville (KHLX)

Lat: 36.77°NLon: 80.82°WElev: 2736ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Sep 3:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Galax VA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Areas Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 74 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 69 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Galax VA
 36.66°N 80.93°W (Elev. 2500 ft)
Last Update:
3:00 am EDT Sep 24, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3am EDT Sep 24, 2025-6pm EDT Sep 30, 2025
 
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