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

Pikeville Pike County Airport and Hatcher Field (KPBX)

Lat: 37.56°NLon: 82.57°WElev: 1473ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed S 7 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Mar 8:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Hellier KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers, mainly after noon.  Temperature falling to around 50 by 5pm. West wind 9 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    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
Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Showers, mainly after noon. Temperature falling to around 50 by 5pm. West wind 9 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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 77.
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Point Forecast:
Hellier KY
 37.29°N 82.48°W (Elev. 1703 ft)
7:06 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
9pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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