Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Light Snow

20°F

-7°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	NE 12 mph
Barometer	30.23 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	24 Jan 8:56 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SE Monticello KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:14pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 21 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
then Freezing
Rain
Sunday
High: 41 °F
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 22 °F
Chance
Flurries
Monday Night
Low: 0 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 29 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after midnight. Temperature rising to around 32 by 5am. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. Total nighttime sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 41. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain, snow, and sleet before 10pm, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

A chance of flurries before 10am, then a chance of flurries after 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as 5. Light northwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Light and variable wind. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23.