Galax, VA Weather Forecast
Galax city, Virginia
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Galax, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
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Galax, VA at a glance
Galax is home to about 6,717 people in Galax city, across 8.2 square miles. It ranks 54th by population of 87 places in Virginia with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Hillsville, 12 miles away.
- County
- Galax city
- Population
- 6,717 2023 est.
- Land area
- 8.2 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 816
- Forecast point
- 36.6656°N, 80.9143°W
How well can the network see Galax?
The nearest Doppler radar is KFCX (Roanoke, VA), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,900 ft above Galax. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Galax is closer to its radar than 51% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KHLX (Hillsville/Twin Cnty). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Galax
- Hillsville, VA12 mi
- Mount Airy, NC20 mi
- Wytheville, VA22 mi
- Pulaski, VA28 mi
- Elkin, NC28 mi
- Dublin, VA33 mi
- Marion, VA35 mi
- North Wilkesboro, NC36 mi
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