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.

Mostly Cloudy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SW 17 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 27 Jan 11:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Bowden WV

Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 12:11pm until January 28, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 12:11pm until January 28, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Wed

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -16. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -16. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Bowden WV
 38.93°N 79.74°W (Elev. 2979 ft)
11:53 am EST Jan 27, 2026
12pm EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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