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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson, Carroll Airport (KJKL)

Lat: 37.59°NLon: 83.31°WElev: 1381ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 3:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Elkfork KY

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Elkfork KY
 37.94°N 83.11°W (Elev. 1073 ft)
4:21 am EDT Aug 22, 2026
4am EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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