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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 59%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 22 Aug 1:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Rineyville KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly 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 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, 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. Light north wind.
Monday
Mostly 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 62.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Rineyville KY
 37.72°N 86.05°W (Elev. 797 ft)
Last Update:
12:35 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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