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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.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 9:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Alpha KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Sunday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Alpha KY
 36.79°N 85.03°W (Elev. 1056 ft)
Last Update:
9:35 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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