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 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.17 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 10:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Middlesborough KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 24, 10:30pm until January 26, 07:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 24, 10:30pm until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 28 °F

    Freezing Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 11am.  High near 40. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 2am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow, mainly before 9am, then a chance of flurries after 3pm.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Freezing rain. Temperature rising to around 31 by 4am. Light south southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 11am. High near 40. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 2am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 1. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday
A chance of snow, mainly before 9am, then a chance of flurries after 3pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Middlesborough KY
 36.66°N 83.73°W (Elev. 1837 ft)
8:06 pm EST Jan 24, 2026
10pm EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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