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

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	99%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	24 Jan 10:35 pm EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Big Creek KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 10:43pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 10:43pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 21 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 39 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 11 °F
Wintry Mix
Monday
High: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance
Flurries
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 28 °F
Chance
Flurries

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight, then freezing rain and sleet between midnight and 1am, then freezing rain after 1am. Temperature rising to around 28 by 5am. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain before 11am, then rain. High near 39. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain, snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 1am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet between 1am and 2am, then snow likely after 2am. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as 4. West northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

A chance of snow, mainly before 10am, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as 5. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

A chance of flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Light west wind.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

A chance of flurries after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.