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 >

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 30.28 in (1025.2 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 5:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Wayne County Airport KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 1am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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Point Forecast:
Wayne County Airport KY
 36.85°N 84.86°W (Elev. 963 ft)
6:36 pm EDT Apr 20, 2026
6pm EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 27, 2026
 
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