Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Taylor County Airport (KAAS)

Lat: 37.36°NLon: 85.31°WElev: 921ft.

Partly Cloudy

91°F

33°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 31 Aug 5:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbia KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. Light and variable wind.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 74.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 94.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbia KY
 37.1°N 85.31°W (Elev. 810 ft)
4:31 pm CDT Aug 31, 2026
4pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 7, 2026
 
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