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

3 Miles NNW Snowshoe WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 12:50pm until January 27, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 12:50pm until January 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 6 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -24. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny then
    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Breezy.

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -24. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Breezy.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Snowshoe WV
 38.46°N 80.01°W (Elev. 3356 ft)
11:53 am EST Jan 26, 2026
12pm EST Jan 26, 2026-6pm EST Feb 1, 2026
 
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