Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. 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

17°F

-8°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	NE 12 mph
Barometer	30.40 in (1030.7 mb)
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Wind Chill	4°F (-16°C)
Last update	24 Jan 1:56 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Wayne County Airport KY

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

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 02:00pm until January 26, 07:00am

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Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 02:00pm until January 26, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 24 °F
Snow
Tonight
Low: 21 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Sunday Night
Low: 10 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 19 °F
Chance
Flurries
Monday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow. Steady temperature around 24. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 11pm, then freezing rain and sleet between 11pm and 1am, then freezing rain after 1am. Temperature falling to near 21 by 11pm, then rising to around 28 during the remainder of the night. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain before 10am, then rain between 10am and 5pm, then a chance of rain or freezing rain after 5pm. High near 37. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as 1. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

A chance of flurries before 10am, then a chance of flurries after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -1.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 21.