Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Central Kentucky Regional Airport (KRGA)

Lat: 37.63°NLon: 84.33°WElev: 1003ft.

Light Rain

32°F

0°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Last update 25 Jan 12:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Richmond KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 12:00am until January 26, 07:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 12:40pm until January 26, 07:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 26, 07:00pm until January 27, 11:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Storm Warning
Extreme Cold Warning
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    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 12:40pm until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 32 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers and sleet likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow/Sleet
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -14. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 25. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Cold

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Cold

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Freezing rain before 5pm, then freezing rain and sleet. Temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers and sleet likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -14. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 25. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 20.
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Point Forecast:
Richmond KY
 37.75°N 84.29°W (Elev. 922 ft)
11:22 am EST Jan 25, 2026
12pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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