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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

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502 FLUS43 KJKL 130750 HWOJKL Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 250 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-140800- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- 250 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Southwesterly winds will gust to between 25 and 35 mph at times from late morning through this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Light snow accumulations are possible from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, with the greatest potential being Wednesday evening across the higher elevations southeast Kentucky. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ GEERTSON