Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Iuka Airport (K15M)

Lat: 34.77°NLon: 88.17°WElev: 626ft.

Fair

92°F

33°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index102°F (39°C)
Last update 5 Sep 11:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Cherokee AL

Heat Advisory September 5, 11:22am until September 6, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 5, 11:22am until September 6, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 98 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 94. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 94. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles W Cherokee AL
 34.76°N 88.07°W (Elev. 518 ft)
10:50 am CDT Sep 5, 2026
11am CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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