Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS)

Lat: 37.75°NLon: 82.64°WElev: 1220ft.

Overcast

42°F

6°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 5:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

River KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Calm wind.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow between midnight and 2am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Calm wind.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow between midnight and 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
River KY
 37.85°N 82.73°W (Elev. 600 ft)
5:41 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
5pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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