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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wise / Lonesome Pine (KLNP)

Lat: 36.98°NLon: 82.53°WElev: 2680ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 16 Jan 6:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Thornton KY

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 08:00pm until January 17, 09:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely before 1am, then rain and snow between 1am and 3am, then snow after 3am. Low around 32. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Light west wind.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely before 1am, then rain and snow between 1am and 3am, then snow after 3am. Low around 32. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Light west wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Thornton KY
 37.16°N 82.75°W (Elev. 1601 ft)
Last Update:
6:01 pm EST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 16, 2026-6pm EST Jan 23, 2026
 
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