Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Middlesboro, Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6)

Lat: 36.61°NLon: 83.74°WElev: 1155ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed W 3 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.69 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Middlesborough KY

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a steady temperature around 57. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 34. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a steady temperature around 57. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 34. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Middlesborough KY
 36.66°N 83.73°W (Elev. 1837 ft)
6:31 am EST Feb 20, 2026
6am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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