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 >

Current conditions at

Breckinridge County Airport (KI93)

Lat: 37.78°NLon: 86.44°WElev: 732ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 25 Jan 7:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Leitchfield KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 25, 11:00pm until January 27, 10:00am
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 07:45am until January 26, 06:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 07:45am until January 26, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 27 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -12. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers before noon, then snow showers and sleet between noon and 3pm, then snow showers likely after 3pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 6. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -12. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 21.
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Point Forecast:
Leitchfield KY
 37.46°N 86.29°W (Elev. 689 ft)
7:32 am CST Jan 25, 2026
7am CST Jan 25, 2026-6pm CST Jan 31, 2026
 
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