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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Owensboro, Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (KOWB)

Lat: 37.74°NLon: 87.17°WElev: 407ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Sep 12:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Hartford KY

Heat Advisory September 17, 01:23am until September 17, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 17, 01:23am until September 17, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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Point Forecast:
Hartford KY
 37.45°N 86.91°W (Elev. 397 ft)
Last Update:
12:56 am CDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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