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

Bowling Green, Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG)

Lat: 36.96°NLon: 86.42°WElev: 548ft.

Fair

88°F

31°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 4 Sep 9:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Olmstead KY

Heat Advisory September 4, 10:56pm until September 5, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 4, 10:56pm until September 5, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Olmstead KY
 36.81°N 87.02°W (Elev. 600 ft)
9:01 pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
10pm CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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