Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (KSYM)

Lat: 38.22°NLon: 83.59°WElev: 1047ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 7:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Salt Lick KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. Light west northwest wind.

    High: 50 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. Light west northwest wind.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Salt Lick KY
 38.04°N 83.58°W (Elev. 899 ft)
4:11 pm EST Feb 20, 2026
7pm EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 27, 2026
 
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