Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Somerset, Somerset-Pulaski County - J.T. Wilson Field Airport (KSME)

Lat: 37.05°NLon: 84.62°WElev: 928ft.

Partly Cloudy

84°F

29°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed W 7 G 14 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 22 Aug 2:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Mount Vernon KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Mount Vernon KY
 37.36°N 84.39°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
2:26 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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