Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. 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

32°F

0°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	29.82 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	1.50 mi
Last update	25 Jan 9:56 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Russell Springs KY

Cold Weather Advisory January 25, 11:00pm until January 27, 10:00am

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:51am until January 26, 06:00am

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Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 25, 09:51am until January 26, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Mon
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 36 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 16 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 22 °F
Cold
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain or freezing rain before 4pm, then freezing rain and sleet likely between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet after 5pm. Temperature rising to near 36 by 11am, then falling to around 20 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 9. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.3 to 0.5 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of snow showers, possibly mixing with freezing rain after 8pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 28. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Wednesday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 22.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.