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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Harlan (KI35)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 83.36°WElev: 1551ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

Scalf KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a temperature rising to around 21 by 5am. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F⇑

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light west southwest wind.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 25. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 25 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Heavy Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a temperature rising to around 21 by 5am. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light west southwest wind.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 25. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Scalf KY
 36.91°N 83.7°W (Elev. 1188 ft)
Last Update:
9:20 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
 
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