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

Parkersburg, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (KPKB)

Lat: 39.35°NLon: 81.44°WElev: 860ft.

Fair

4°F

-16°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1028.0 mb)
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 27 Jan 12:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Parkersburg, Wood County Airport/Gill Robb Wilson WV

Cold Weather Advisory January 27, 07:00pm until January 28, 11:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 01:55am until January 27, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 27, 01:55am until January 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 2pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 0. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 16 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -13. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 0. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
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Point Forecast:
Parkersburg, Wood County Airport/Gill Robb Wilson WV
 39.33°N 81.44°W (Elev. 801 ft)
12:51 am EST Jan 27, 2026
1am EST Jan 27, 2026-6pm EST Feb 2, 2026
 
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