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

Lexington Blue Grass Airport (KLEX)

Lat: 38.03°NLon: 84.61°WElev: 955ft.

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	29.75 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	25 Jan 9:54 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Lexington KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 12:00am until January 27, 11:00am

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:51am until January 26, 07:00am

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Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:51am until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 27 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 13 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: -3 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Cold
Tuesday Night
Low: 0 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 17 °F
Cold
Wednesday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet. Temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 9. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -4. West wind 8 to 11 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -18. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 23. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Wednesday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 17.

Wednesday Night

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