Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lexington Blue Grass Airport (KLEX)

Lat: 38.03°NLon: 84.61°WElev: 955ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1025.3 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 16 Sep 9:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Nicholasville KY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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Point Forecast:
Nicholasville KY
 37.88°N 84.56°W (Elev. 997 ft)
10:06 pm EDT Sep 16, 2026
10pm EDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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