Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Middlesboro, Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6)

Lat: 36.61°NLon: 83.74°WElev: 1155ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 1:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Middlesborough KY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers, mainly after 2pm.  Temperature rising to near 67 by 11am, then falling to around 53 during the remainder of the day. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm.  Widespread frost, mainly after 5am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Showers, mainly after 2pm. Temperature rising to near 67 by 11am, then falling to around 53 during the remainder of the day. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Middlesborough KY
 36.66°N 83.73°W (Elev. 1837 ft)
1:36 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
1am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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