Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January and start February

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills tonight into Thursday, 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.

Overcast

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 28 Jan 3:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Bowden WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 28, 04:33pm until January 29, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning January 28, 04:33pm until January 29, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Thu

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow showers with a slight chance of flurries before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind 14 to 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 11.

    High: 11 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of snow showers before 5pm, then a slight chance of snow showers or flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers with a slight chance of flurries before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 11.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Bowden WV
 38.93°N 79.74°W (Elev. 2979 ft)
3:43 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
4pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026
 
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