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Spring Hydrologic Outlook 2026...Issuance #2 (Final) - 3/12/2026

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	S 12 G 18 mph
Barometer	29.93 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 4:56 am EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Stearns KY

Wind Advisory March 15, 09:00am until March 15, 08:00pm

Dense Smoke Advisory March 15, 05:30am until March 15, 12:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Dense Smoke Advisory

Dense Smoke Advisory March 15, 05:30am until March 15, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sun
Dense Smoke Advisory
Today
High: 72 °F
Breezy.
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Heavy Rain
and Windy
Monday
High: 37 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow Showers
Monday Night
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers before 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 35. Windy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

A chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

A slight chance of snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of flurries between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 36. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 20.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.