Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the Central Plains and Southeast

A stationary front will be the focus for daily showers and thunderstorms capable of widely scattered flash flooding and severe weather from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley. Monsoonal thunderstorms could cause local flash flooding across the Southwest and the Great Basin. Dangerous heat continues across the Central Plains and Southeast. Many areas will see their hottest temperatures of the year. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 36.96°NLon: 86.42°WElev: 548ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Aug 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Russellville KY

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 92 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Russellville KY
 36.85°N 86.9°W (Elev. 636 ft)
1:46 am CDT Aug 12, 2026
7am CDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
 
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