Areas of Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Potential

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the central U.S. this week, persisting across the mid to lower Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will peak this weekend. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the Delmarva Peninsula north into the Hudson Valley today and tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (KIOB)

Lat: 38.06°NLon: 83.98°WElev: 1019ft.

Overcast

79°F

26°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed N 10 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 28 Jul 1:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Clay City KY

Severe T-storm Watch until July 28, 08:00pm
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Severe T-storm Watch
  •  
    Severe T-storm Watch until July 28, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Tue

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 89 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 60. Light north wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 60. Light north wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Friday
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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Point Forecast:
Clay City KY
 37.86°N 83.91°W (Elev. 621 ft)
1:21 pm EDT Jul 28, 2026
1pm EDT Jul 28, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 3, 2026
 
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