Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills 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

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed W 9 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1024.9 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 26 Jan 8:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Pickens WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 09:27pm until January 27, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 09:27pm until January 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: -5 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 15 °F

    Breezy. Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers between 7pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -17. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -17. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -17. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -17. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles E Pickens WV
 38.67°N 80.09°W (Elev. 3468 ft)
9:08 pm EST Jan 26, 2026
9pm EST Jan 26, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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