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.

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	NE 5 mph
Barometer	30.32 in (1027.2 mb)
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	23 Jan 4:56 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Wayne County Airport KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 07:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

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

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Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Today
High: 37 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Heavy Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Snow then
Chance Snow
Monday
High: 18 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 37. Light north northeast wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 3. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Snow showers, mainly after 2pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 26. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow between 1am and 4am, then freezing rain after 4am. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to around 27 by 5am. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

Rain or freezing rain before 1pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. High near 34. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Snow, mainly before 7pm. Low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 18.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 29.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.