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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed SW 18 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Jan 2:56 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Mill Springs KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 55. Southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • 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 8 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 snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of flurries between 9pm and 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °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 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

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 55. Southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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 8 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 snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of flurries between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a 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 17.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Mill Springs KY
 36.88°N 84.72°W (Elev. 961 ft)
2:31 pm EST Jan 13, 2026
3pm EST Jan 13, 2026-6pm EST Jan 19, 2026
 
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