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

Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS)

Lat: 37.75°NLon: 82.64°WElev: 1220ft.

Light Snow

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	NE 5 mph
Barometer	30.21 in
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	12°F (-11°C)
Last update	24 Jan 10:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Auxier 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: 19 °F⇑
Snow then
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 14 °F
Wintry Mix
Monday
High: 22 °F
Snow Likely
then Chance
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Chance
Flurries
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet after 4am. Temperature rising to around 28 by 4am. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain before 10am, then rain or freezing rain between 10am and 11am, then rain after 11am. High near 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. Low around 14. West northwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

Snow likely, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 20.