Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 30.52 in (1034.5 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 20 Jan 1:56 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Alpha KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening.

    Low: 20 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times.  Cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 24 °F

    Heavy Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Alpha KY
 36.76°N 84.92°W (Elev. 1066 ft)
1:21 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
2pm EST Jan 20, 2026-6pm EST Jan 26, 2026
 
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