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

Central Kentucky Regional Airport (KRGA)

Lat: 37.63°NLon: 84.33°WElev: 1003ft.

Partly Cloudy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 21 Aug 1:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Paint Lick KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light north wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light north wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Paint Lick KY
 37.6°N 84.42°W (Elev. 915 ft)
12:41 pm EDT Aug 21, 2026
1pm EDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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