Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elizabethtown Addington Field Airport (KEKX)

Lat: 37.69°NLon: 85.93°WElev: 775ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 21 Aug 9:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Elizabethtown KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog between 3am and 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Patchy fog between 8am and 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog between 3am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elizabethtown KY
 37.71°N 85.88°W (Elev. 787 ft)
3:56 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
10pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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