Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NE 10 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 25 Jan 4:56 am EST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SE Monticello KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 05:21am until January 26, 07:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 05:21am until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 31 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 7am.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 39. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 2am.  Cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 4. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 3. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Steady temperature around 31. Light east northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 7am. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 39. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 4. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as 3. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Wednesday Night
A chance of flurries after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SE Monticello KY
 36.68°N 84.71°W (Elev. 997 ft)
5:06 am EST Jan 25, 2026
5am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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