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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Harlan (KI35)

Lat: 36.86°NLon: 83.36°WElev: 1551ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Aug 12:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Harlan KYSimilar City Names

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy dense fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Areas Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy dense fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
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Point Forecast:
Harlan KYSimilar City Names
 36.84°N 83.32°W (Elev. 1316 ft)
Last Update:
9:36 pm EDT Aug 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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