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.

A Few Clouds

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 27 Jan 12:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Pickens WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 01:20pm until January 28, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 01:20pm until January 28, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Wed

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 3am. The snow could be heavy at times.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: -4 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -19. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -17. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -7. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -19. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -17. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Saturday
A 30 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 -4.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles E Pickens WV
 38.67°N 80.09°W (Elev. 3468 ft)
12:51 pm EST Jan 27, 2026
1pm EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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