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.

Rain

33°F

1°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	NE 7 mph
Barometer	29.91 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	25 Jan 5:55 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Ophir KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 06:10am until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 06:10am until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 36 °F
Wintry Mix
and Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 13 °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
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow before 1pm, then rain. Patchy fog before 11am, then areas of fog after 1pm. High near 36. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm 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 accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 9pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. 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 accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 3. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -9. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 27. 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

Partly sunny, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

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

Thursday

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