Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills this morning, 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.

Mostly Cloudy

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1026.1 mb)
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 27 Jan 4:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Snowshoe WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 05:01am until January 28, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 05:01am until January 28, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Wed

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -24. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -23. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -21. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.

    Low: -9 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -28. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -24. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -23. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -21. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Snowshoe WV
 38.46°N 80.01°W (Elev. 3356 ft)
3:43 am EST Jan 27, 2026
5am EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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