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Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wise / Lonesome Pine (KLNP)

Lat: 36.98°NLon: 82.53°WElev: 2680ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Sep 8:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Benham KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 78. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 67 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 78. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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Point Forecast:
Benham KY
 36.97°N 82.94°W (Elev. 1929 ft)
Last Update:
7:14 pm EDT Sep 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Sep 11, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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