Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Monticello, Wayne County Airport (KEKQ)

Lat: 36.86° N Lon: 84.86° W Elev: 965 ft.

Fair

NA

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint NA
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 26 Aug 10:56 pm EDT
Detailed forecast for

Russell County

Rest Of Tonight
Mostly clear early in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds becoming southwest up to 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds up to 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Monday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Wednesday
Sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.



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