Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Jan 3:56 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Alpha KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain, mainly before 4pm.  Temperature rising to near 44 by noon, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Temperature rising to near 44 by noon, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Alpha KY
 36.74°N 84.95°W (Elev. 873 ft)
4:11 pm EST Jan 13, 2026
4pm EST Jan 13, 2026-6pm EST Jan 20, 2026
 
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