Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Middlesboro, Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6)

Lat: 36.61°NLon: 83.74°WElev: 1155ft.

Unknown Precip

32°F

0°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 5:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Middlesboro-Bell County Airport KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 06:10am until January 26, 07:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 06:10am until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 42 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am.  Patchy fog between 3am and 4am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of flurries before 1pm.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 1. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog. High near 42. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
A chance of flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 1. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Middlesboro-Bell County Airport KY
 36.6°N 83.76°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
5:51 am EST Jan 25, 2026
6am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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