Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.32 in (1026.5 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 1:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Stearns KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Light southwest wind.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Light southwest wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Stearns KY
 36.7°N 84.57°W (Elev. 974 ft)
1:36 pm EDT Apr 20, 2026
2pm EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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