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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Middlesboro, Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6)

Lat: 36.61°NLon: 83.74°WElev: 1155ft.

Drizzle

38°F

3°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 3:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Middlesboro-Bell County Airport KY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain before 5am, then rain and snow. Steady temperature around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain before 5am, then rain and snow. Steady temperature around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Light southwest wind.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Middlesboro-Bell County Airport KY
 36.62°N 83.73°W (Elev. 1154 ft)
Last Update:
3:21 am EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 23, 2026
 
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