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 >

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 13 Jan 6:56 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Wayne County Airport KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain, mainly before 4pm.  Temperature rising to near 44 by noon, then falling to around 36 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 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow.  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 before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 10 percent chance of rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Temperature rising to near 44 by noon, then falling to around 36 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 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Wayne County Airport KY
 36.87°N 84.94°W (Elev. 1024 ft)
4:11 pm EST Jan 13, 2026
7pm EST Jan 13, 2026-6pm EST Jan 20, 2026
 
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