Cold Weather Advisory, West Virginia

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 19 below zero. The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Ended Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Issued: Thursday, January 22, 12:49 in the afternoon
Expires: Saturday, January 24, noon
Updated: January 24, 2026

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill: As low as 19 below zero

Map

This advisory
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Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Very cold wind chills as low as 19 below expected.
Where: Portions of north central and western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia.
When: Until 10 in the morning this morning.
Impacts: The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Updates

Saturday 9:49 in the morning
Allowed to end on time. January 24, 2026
Saturday 5:53 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
Friday 10:27 at night
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Friday 4:08 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Friday 10:09 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Friday 3:39 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Thursday 8:27 in the evening
Area expanded. January 22, 2026
Thursday 1:22 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
Thursday 12:49 in the afternoon
Cold Weather Advisory issued for Friday evening through Saturday morning. January 22, 2026