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

Jackson, Carroll Airport (KJKL)

Lat: 37.59°NLon: 83.31°WElev: 1381ft.

Freezing Rain Fog/Mist

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.81 in (1010.9 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	1.75 mi
Last update	25 Jan 7:53 am EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Ophir KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 08:27am until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 08:27am until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 33 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 18 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 20 °F
Cold
Wednesday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 2pm. Areas of fog before 11am, then areas of fog after 2pm. Steady temperature around 33. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 7pm, then snow and freezing rain likely between 7pm and 9pm, then snow likely after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as 3. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 26. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 20.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Thursday

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