Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (KIOB)

Lat: 38.06°NLon: 83.98°WElev: 1019ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 4 Sep 9:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles WNW Clay City KY

Heat Advisory September 4, 09:34am until September 5, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 4, 09:34am until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Light west wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles WNW Clay City KY
 37.89°N 84.05°W (Elev. 787 ft)
7:00 am EDT Sep 4, 2026
9am EDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 10, 2026
 
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