Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Middlesboro, Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6)

Lat: 36.61°NLon: 83.74°WElev: 1155ft.

Partly Cloudy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.42 in
Dewpoint	4°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	24 Jan 5:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Frakes KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 24, 05:23am until January 24, 12:00pm

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 07:00am until January 26, 07:00am

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Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Cold Weather Advisory January 24, 05:23am until January 24, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Cold Weather Advisory
Today
High: 25 °F
Chance Snow
then
Snow/Sleet
Tonight
Low: 25 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Sunday
High: 40 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Likely
Monday
High: 20 °F
Chance
Flurries
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely before 4pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet. High near 25. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 11pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11pm and midnight, then freezing rain after midnight. Temperature rising to around 31 by 3am. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 8am. High near 40. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain likely before 8pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 8pm and 10pm, then snow likely after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 29.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.