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.

Light Rain

43°F

6°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 25 Jan 3:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Middlesboro-Bell County Airport KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 12:00am until January 26, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 03:43pm until January 26, 07:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 03:43pm until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 38 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, flurries, and freezing rain before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 4am.  Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of flurries between 1pm and 4pm.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 13. Wind chill values as low as -5. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 13 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog. High near 38. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain, flurries, and freezing rain before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 4am. Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of flurries between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 13. Wind chill values as low as -5. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Middlesboro-Bell County Airport KY
 36.65°N 83.82°W (Elev. 2795 ft)
1:56 pm EST Jan 25, 2026
3pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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