Is this weather normal in Alleghany County?

Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Alleghany County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 55.3° on average. Alleghany County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 38°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Alleghany County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: +0.9°NovDec: -1.0°DecJan 2026: -2.8°JanFeb: -2.3°FebMar: +6.2°MarApr: +5.5°AprMay: -2.1°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +1.1°JulAug: +0.8°AugSep: +3.6°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.2 inOctNov: -1.1 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: -0.0 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -1.8 inMarApr: -1.8 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: +1.4 inJulAug: +2.9 inAugSep: -1.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Alleghany County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 24°3.1 in43.8° 195018.4° 1977
February46° / 26°2.8 in43.2° 202322.5° 1895
March55° / 32°3.7 in52.8° 201228.4° 1960
April66° / 41°3.8 in59.1° 202645.2° 1907
May74° / 50°4.5 in68.5° 189655.5° 1997
June80° / 58°4.4 in74.0° 194363.5° 1972
July84° / 62°4.1 in76.8° 193468.0° 2009
August82° / 61°3.6 in76.3° 200766.5° 1927
September76° / 54°3.7 in70.5° 192559.1° 1967
October66° / 43°2.9 in62.4° 191947.3° 1988
November55° / 33°3.0 in51.3° 198535.2° 1976
December45° / 27°3.3 in46.1° 201523.4° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Alleghany County

Crime Radar: Covington, Clifton Forge

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