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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	29.82 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	1.50 mi
Last update	25 Jan 9:56 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Wayne County Airport KY

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 12:00am until January 26, 12:00pm

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:17am until January 26, 07:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 10:17am until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 35 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Areas Fog
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 17 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 24 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance
Flurries

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain or freezing rain before 4pm, then a chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain or freezing rain after 5pm. Areas of fog. High near 35. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight, then a chance of flurries between midnight and 1am. Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 2. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

Wednesday Night

A chance of flurries after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23.