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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Middlesboro, Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6)

Lat: 36.61°NLon: 83.74°WElev: 1155ft.

Partly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 17 Jan 3:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Frakes KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Frakes KY
 36.66°N 83.95°W (Elev. 1706 ft)
Last Update:
4:11 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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