Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS)

Lat: 37.75°NLon: 82.64°WElev: 1220ft.

Light Snow

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	NE 5 mph
Barometer	30.29 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	24 Jan 8:55 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Ophir KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 16 °F⇑
Snow then
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 35 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Wintry Mix
then Snow
Monday
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Chance
Flurries
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 24 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow and sleet before 3am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow. Temperature rising to around 23 by 4am. Light east northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow before 1pm, then rain. High near 35. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 9pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 9pm and 10pm, then snow after 10pm. Low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

A chance of snow, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

A chance of flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Light southwest wind.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Thursday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19.