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 Snow

35°F

2°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 10:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Middlesboro-Bell County Airport KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:55am until January 26, 07:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:55am until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 37 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Areas Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10pm, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 10pm and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am.  Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -7. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of flurries before 1pm.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, partly sunny and cold, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -9. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 27. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog. Steady temperature around 37. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10pm, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 10pm and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -7. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
A chance of flurries before 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny and cold, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -9. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 27. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
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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)
7:26 am EST Jan 25, 2026
10am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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