Very Cold Temperatures Round Out the Month of January

Dangerously cold air and gusty winds will create life-threatening wind chills tonight 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

Elkins, Elkins-Randolph County-Jennings Randolph Field (KEKN)

Lat: 38.89° N Lon: 79.85° W Elev: 1985 ft.

Light Snow

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed W 12 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1020.1 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 26 Jan 3:51 pm EST
Detailed forecast for

Northwest Pocahontas

Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers this evening. Blustery, colder with lows around 6 below. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chill values as low as 28 below.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and blustery, cold with highs around 16. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chill values as low as 27 below.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Blustery, cold with lows around 2 below. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chill values as low as 18 below.
Wednesday
Partly sunny. Cold with highs around 13. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers, mainly in the evening. Cold with lows around 1 above. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chill values as low as 19 below.
Thursday And Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. Cold. Highs around 10 above. Lows 5 below to 10 below zero. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
Friday And Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Cold. Highs around 10 above. Lows around 10 below. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow. Cold with highs 5 to 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Cold with lows around 5 below. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
Sunday
Partly sunny. Cold with highs 10 to 15. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows around zero. Wind chill values as low as 15 below.
Monday
Partly sunny. Cold with highs in the lower 20s. Wind chill values as low as 15 below in the morning.



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