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

Beaumont/Port Arthur Southeast Texas Regional Airport (KBPT)

Lat: 29.95°NLon: 94.03°WElev: 13ft.

Partly Cloudy

95°F

35°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index106°F (41°C)
Last update 21 Aug 1:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

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Heat Advisory August 22, 11:00am until August 22, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 02:12pm until August 21, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 02:12pm until August 21, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
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 30.04°N 94.34°W
1:55 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
2pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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