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 >

Current conditions at

Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (KIOB)

Lat: 38.06°NLon: 83.98°WElev: 1019ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 25 Jan 8:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Ford KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 12:00am until January 27, 11:00am
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:04am until January 26, 07:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:04am until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 34 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers and sleet likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Snow/Sleet
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -13. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Cold

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 4pm, then snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Temperature rising to near 34 by noon, then falling to around 21 during the remainder of the day. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers and sleet likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -13. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
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Point Forecast:
Ford KY
 37.91°N 84.28°W (Elev. 853 ft)
8:32 am EST Jan 25, 2026
9am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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