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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Midlothian/Waxahachie, Mid-Way Regional Airport (KJWY)

Lat: 32.46°NLon: 96.91°WElev: 712ft.

A Few Clouds

94°F

34°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index102°F (39°C)
Last update 30 Jul 12:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Red Oak TX

Heat Advisory July 30, 01:18pm until July 31, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory July 30, 01:18pm until July 31, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 74. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Red Oak TX
 32.51°N 96.8°W (Elev. 581 ft)
Last Update:
12:12 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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