Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=4Lib5ogyvFP Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Extreme heat advisory heading to Middle Tennessee, Southern Kentucky into holiday weekend [jQqkz7aLjLu] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT FOX 17 News is in a Code Red Weather Alert this week for dangerous heat. An extreme heat advisory is in effect for most of Middle Tennessee and all of Southern Kentucky through Thursday. The high temperature Monday was 96 degrees, making it the hottest day so far this year. High temperatures will be even hotter Tuesday through Thursday. Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 90s through at least Friday, July 3. Heat index values will reach as high as 110 each afternoon. The forecast shows little to no rain for the week ahead. Overnight temperatures will only drop to the upper 70s and low 80s, offering little relief for anyone without cooling or hydration. _______________ Follow! Like! Share! Subscribe! WZTV on Facebook: WZTV on X: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 615.369.1717 Fox 17 provides local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment for Nashville and nearby towns and communities in Middle Tennessee, including Forest Hills, Brentwood, Franklin, Fairview, Dickson, Clarksville, White House, Greenbrier, Springfield, Gallatin, Hartsville, Lebanon, Mt Juliet, Smyrna, College Grove, Thompson’s Station, Centerville, Murfreesboro, Columbia, Lewisburg, Shelbyville, Manchester, McMinnville, Smithville, Sparta, Cookeville, Hohenwald, Waverly, Camden, Paris, Lafayette, Portland, and in Kentucky, Russelville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Alvaton, Scottsville, Hopkinsville, Glasgow. #WZTV #fox17news #foxnashville #nashville #tennessee #tn #middletn #localnews #breakingnews #trending VRhd5qnSk2A l6tgpWPY4E0 9vBuK0Wtu8r 45qlaYQQxMh qDwklHMYyNl
FOX 17 News is in a Code Red Weather Alert this week for dangerous heat. An extreme heat advisory is in effect for most of Middle Tennessee and all of Southern Kentucky through Thursday. The high temperature Monday was 96 degrees, making it the hottest day so far this year. High temperatures will be even hotter Tuesday through Thursday. Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 90s through at least Friday, July 3. Heat index values will reach as high as 110 each afternoon. The forecast shows little to no rain for the week ahead. Overnight temperatures will only drop to the upper 70s and low 80s, offering little relief for anyone without cooling or hydration. _______________ Follow! Like! Share! Subscribe! WZTV on Facebook: WZTV on X: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 615.369.1717 Fox 17 provides local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment for Nashville and nearby towns and communities in Middle Tennessee, including Forest Hills, Brentwood, Franklin, Fairview, Dickson, Clarksville, White House, Greenbrier, Springfield, Gallatin, Hartsville, Lebanon, Mt Juliet, Smyrna, College Grove, Thompson’s Station, Centerville, Murfreesboro, Columbia, Lewisburg, Shelbyville, Manchester, McMinnville, Smithville, Sparta, Cookeville, Hohenwald, Waverly, Camden, Paris, Lafayette, Portland, and in Kentucky, Russelville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Alvaton, Scottsville, Hopkinsville, Glasgow. #WZTV #fox17news #foxnashville #nashville #tennessee #tn #middletn #localnews #breakingnews #trending VRhd5qnSk2A l6tgpWPY4E0 9vBuK0Wtu8r 45qlaYQQxMh qDwklHMYyNl