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.

Unknown Precip

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	E 3 mph
Barometer	30.20 in
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Last update	24 Jan 10:55 pm EST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S Falcon KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 11:26pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 11:26pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 17 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 35 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog then Snow
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 4am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 4am and 5am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow and sleet after 5am. Patchy fog. Temperature rising to around 25 by 5am. Light east northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow before 7am, then freezing rain between 7am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. Patchy fog. High near 35. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain, snow, and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Patchy fog before 2am. Low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 5. 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 accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday

A chance of snow before 2pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 4. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 18.