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

Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS)

Lat: 37.75°NLon: 82.64°WElev: 1220ft.

Heavy Rain

34°F

1°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.81 in
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Last update	25 Jan 10:35 am EST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Sitka KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:51am until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:51am until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 36 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 19 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 1pm. Areas of fog. High near 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 9pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 9pm and 10pm, then snow likely after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 4. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.