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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

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 84.86°WElev: 965ft.

Fog

61°F

16°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 23 Aug 3:56 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Alpha KY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light east wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light east wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Alpha KY
 36.75°N 85.06°W (Elev. 1411 ft)
Last Update:
2:01 am CDT Aug 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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