High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lexington Blue Grass Airport (KLEX)

Lat: 38.03°NLon: 84.61°WElev: 955ft.

Overcast

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 25 Jan 8:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Frankfort, Capital City Airport KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 12:00am until January 26, 07:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 07:00pm until January 27, 11:00am
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:49pm until January 26, 07:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:49pm until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 5 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of flurries between 7am and 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Cold

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of flurries between 7am and 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 15.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 14.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 25.
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Point Forecast:
Frankfort, Capital City Airport KY
 38.19°N 84.9°W (Elev. 764 ft)
9:19 pm EST Jan 25, 2026
9pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Feb 1, 2026
 
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