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

2 Miles ENE Slade KY

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 7am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Light west northwest wind.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    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 chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Light west northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Slade KY
 37.8°N 83.67°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
6:31 am EST Feb 20, 2026
7am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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