Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elizabethtown Addington Field Airport (KEKX)

Lat: 37.69°NLon: 85.93°WElev: 775ft.

Light Snow

32°F

0°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 21 Jan 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Fort Knox KY

Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 41 °F

    Wintry Mix
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy and cold, with a high near 25. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 15. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 15 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow.  Low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 12 °F

    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. High near 41. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Cloudy and cold, with a high near 25. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 15. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Snow. Low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 21.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Fort Knox KY
 37.89°N 86°W (Elev. 764 ft)
6:31 am EST Jan 21, 2026
9am EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
 
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