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Cold Weather Advisory, Kentucky

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 10 below zero, wind chills as low as 19 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Monday, January 26, 2026.

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Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 10 below zero

Map

Map of Kentucky with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Louisville/Jefferson County, Lexington-Fayette, Louisville. I-75I-69I-71I-65I-24Louisville/Jefferson CountyLouisvilleBowling GreenKENTUCKYOHIOILLINOISTENNESSEEINDIANA50 mi I-75I-69I-64I-71Lexington-FayetteBowling GreenKENTUCKYOHIOILLINOISTENNESSEEINDIANA50 mi I-75I-69I-71Lexington-FayetteKENTUCKYOHIOTENNESSEEINDIANA50 mi I-75I-69Lexington-FayetteKENTUCKYOHIOTENNESSEEINDIANA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 below. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 19 below expected.
Where
Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky.
When
For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 7 in the evening /6 in the evening/ this evening. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 7 in the evening /6 in the evening/ this evening to 11 in the morning /10 in the morning/ Tuesday.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 26, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  4. Now ends earlier, at Monday, 7 in the evening. January 25, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  6. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Monday overnight through Tuesday morning. January 24, 2026