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

Pikeville Pike County Airport and Hatcher Field (KPBX)

Lat: 37.56°NLon: 82.57°WElev: 1473ft.

Light Snow

34°F

1°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.73 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	0.15 mi
Last update	25 Jan 12:35 pm EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Kimper KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 01:49pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 01:49pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 40 °F
Rain and
Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 17 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Chance Snow
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance
Flurries
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain, mainly before 5pm. Areas of fog. High near 40. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 1am, then a chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of flurries after 4am. Patchy fog between 9pm and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 4. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of flurries after 4pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around 17. Wind chill values as low as 1. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

A chance of flurries before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -13. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.