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 critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday 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

Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (KIOB)

Lat: 38.06°NLon: 83.98°WElev: 1019ft.

Overcast

61°F

16°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.54 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 2:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Preston KY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am.  Patchy fog before 4am. Low around 54. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 54 by 8am. Windy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 4am, 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 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog before 4am. Low around 54. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 54 by 8am. Windy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 4am, 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 30%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Preston KY
 38.07°N 83.75°W (Elev. 801 ft)
1:51 am EST Feb 20, 2026
2am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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