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

Louisville, Bowman Field Airport (KLOU)

Lat: 38.23° N Lon: 85.66° W Elev: 545 ft.

Partly Cloudy

85°F

29°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 22 Aug 1:53 pm EDT
Detailed forecast for

Jefferson County

Today
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers late in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds up to 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds becoming northwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Friday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.



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