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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harlan (KI35)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 83.36°WElev: 1551ft.

Overcast

38°F

3°C

Humidity	95%
Wind Speed	NE 3 mph
Barometer	29.79 in
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Last update	25 Jan 7:55 am EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Chappell KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 08:09am until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 08:09am until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 43 °F
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Monday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance
Flurries
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 27 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog. High near 43. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight

Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 1am, then a chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet between 1am and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 15. Wind chill values as low as 3. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of flurries between 8pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries before 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

A chance of flurries after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

Thursday Night

A chance of flurries after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.