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

Wise / Lonesome Pine (KLNP)

Lat: 36.98°NLon: 82.53°WElev: 2680ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	NE 5 mph
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	1.00 mi
Wind Chill	12°F (-11°C)
Last update	24 Jan 5:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Lynch KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 05:47pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 05:47pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 24 °F
Snow
Tonight
Low: 23 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Heavy Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Wintry Mix
and Blustery
Monday
High: 10 °F
Blustery.
Snow Likely
then Chance
Snow
Monday Night
Low: -6 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Blustery
Tuesday
High: 20 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow. Steady temperature around 24. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

Snow and freezing rain before 10pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow and sleet between 10pm and 11pm, then freezing rain after 11pm. Temperature falling to near 23 by 8pm, then rising to around 30 during the remainder of the night. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain before 8am, then rain. The rain and freezing rain could be heavy at times. High near 37. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain, snow, and freezing rain before midnight, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then snow after 3am. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 14 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday

Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 20. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Breezy.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 12.