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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 57%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 22 Aug 12:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles ENE Fort Knox KY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog between 8am and 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 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy fog between 8am and 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 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles ENE Fort Knox KY
 37.91°N 85.83°W (Elev. 476 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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