Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills tonight through Tuesday, with extreme cold persisting all week. Temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing anywhere in the area through the end of January. Use caution if traveling and prepare for a prolonged deep freeze. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elkins, Elkins-Randolph County-Jennings Randolph Field (KEKN)

Lat: 38.89°NLon: 79.85°WElev: 1985ft.

Light Snow

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 26 Jan 11:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSE Snowshoe WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 07:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -14. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -14. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSE Snowshoe WV
 38.32°N 79.97°W (Elev. 2418 ft)
11:53 am EST Jan 26, 2026
12pm EST Jan 26, 2026-6pm EST Feb 1, 2026
 
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