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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sutton, Braxton County Airport (K48I)

Lat: 38.69°NLon: 80.65°WElev: 1270ft.

Fair

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 27 Jan 4:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Copen WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 05:15am until January 27, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 05:15am until January 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    High: 24 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -1. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -1. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Copen WV
 38.83°N 80.73°W (Elev. 1083 ft)
Last Update:
3:43 am EST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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