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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 >

Current conditions at

Elizabethtown Addington Field Airport (KEKX)

Lat: 37.69°NLon: 85.93°WElev: 775ft.

Partly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 22 Aug 4:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Clarkson KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Clarkson KY
 37.5°N 86.18°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
1:33 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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