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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (KIOB)

Lat: 38.06°NLon: 83.98°WElev: 1019ft.

Overcast

32°F

0°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	N 3 mph
Barometer	29.75 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Last update	25 Jan 12:15 pm EST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Hope KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 12:40pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 12:40pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 35 °F
Wintry Mix
and Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Chance
Flurries
Monday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance
Flurries
Wednesday
High: 18 °F
Cold
Wednesday Night
Low: 0 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 4pm, then snow and freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm, then sleet likely, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain after 5pm. Patchy fog before 4pm, then areas of fog after 5pm. High near 35. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as 2. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 12. Wind chill values as low as -1. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -15. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 18.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 16.