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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson, Carroll Airport (KJKL)

Lat: 37.59°NLon: 83.31°WElev: 1381ft.

Mostly Cloudy

78°F

26°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 15 Oct 3:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Jackson KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 82. Calm wind.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 71 by 11am, then falling to around 58 during the remainder of the day. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 71 °F⇓

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 82. Calm wind.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 71 by 11am, then falling to around 58 during the remainder of the day. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
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Point Forecast:
Jackson KY
 37.56°N 83.38°W (Elev. 787 ft)
Last Update:
3:03 pm EDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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