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

Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (KIOB)

Lat: 38.06°NLon: 83.98°WElev: 1019ft.

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	29.98 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	1.00 mi
Wind Chill	12°F (-11°C)
Last update	25 Jan 4:35 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Preston KY

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

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 12:00am until January 26, 12:00pm

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 04:56am until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 04:56am until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Wintry Mix
and Areas Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 15 °F
Chance
Flurries
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 17 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow and sleet before 5am, then snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Steady temperature around 20. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then freezing rain between 2pm and 5pm, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely after 5pm. Areas of fog. High near 30. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 7pm, then a chance of snow and sleet between 7pm and 9pm, then a chance of snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Wednesday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Thursday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 16.