Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January and start February

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills tonight into Thursday, with extreme cold persisting all week. Temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing anywhere in the area through the end of January and into early February. 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

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1021.2 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 28 Jan 12:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Snowshoe WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 28, 01:15pm until January 29, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 28, 01:15pm until January 29, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Thu

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow showers with a slight chance of flurries before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -13. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the morning.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers with a slight chance of flurries before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -13. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. Blustery.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Snowshoe WV
 38.44°N 80.01°W (Elev. 4403 ft)
12:52 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
1pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 3, 2026
 
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