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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS)

Lat: 37.75°NLon: 82.64°WElev: 1220ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 18 Jan 12:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

River KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    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%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
River KY
 37.85°N 82.73°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm EST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EST Jan 18, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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