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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

Harlan (KI35)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 83.36°WElev: 1551ft.

Partly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 8:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Putney KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers, mainly after 2pm. Temperature rising to near 63 by 11am, then falling to around 50 during the remainder of the day. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north 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: 63 °F⇓

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Showers, mainly after 2pm. Temperature rising to near 63 by 11am, then falling to around 50 during the remainder of the day. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north 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 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 50. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Putney KY
 36.92°N 83.23°W (Elev. 2448 ft)
Last Update:
7:06 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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