Observed 5:35 AM EDT at KHLX

Fancy Gap, VA weather

Partly cloudy and 41°5°, 11°6° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Partly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 41°5°, dew point 39°4° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 41°5° now)

Good hours for

High 56°13° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 41°5° tonight at 4 AM

This morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 56°13° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 55°13° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	94%	79%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	91%	84%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	84%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	85%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	78%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	65%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	41%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	35%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	34%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	25%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	15%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	7%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	20%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	30%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	37%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	43%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	50%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	42%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	35%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	30%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	20%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	29%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	4%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	88%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	8%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	9%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	95%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	97%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
40°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 37°3°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 37°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–68°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RNK) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

New River at Galax

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 843 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

New River at Allisonia

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 1,590 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Reed Island Creek at Silverleaf Road

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Chestnut Creek at Galax

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 60% less heating than a typical week.

This week 35Typical 89

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

MOUNT AIRY 2 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Fancy Gap weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:50 PM; Morning 7:22–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:01 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Fancy Gap.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fancy Gap, VA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

New River at Galax

New River at Allisonia

Big Reed Island Creek at Silverleaf Road

Chestnut Creek at Galax

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon