Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Iuka Airport (K15M)

Lat: 34.77°NLon: 88.17°WElev: 626ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Sep 5:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNE Cherokee AL

Heat Advisory September 5, 05:38am until September 6, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory September 5, 05:38am until September 6, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 99 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 112. Calm wind.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNE Cherokee AL
 34.85°N 87.93°W (Elev. 413 ft)
4:50 am CDT Sep 5, 2026
5am CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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