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 29.84 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 7:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Frakes KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 07:34am until January 26, 07:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 07:34am until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 41 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 5am, then a chance of flurries after 5am.  Patchy fog between 1am and 2am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of flurries before 7am.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog. High near 41. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 5am, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of flurries before 7am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
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Point Forecast:
Frakes KY
 36.63°N 83.93°W (Elev. 1470 ft)
7:26 am EST Jan 25, 2026
7am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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