Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (KIOB)

Lat: 38.06°NLon: 83.98°WElev: 1019ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 20 Feb 7:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Clay City KY

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 53 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 53 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles SW Clay City KY
 37.8°N 84.01°W (Elev. 666 ft)
6:31 am EST Feb 20, 2026
7am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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