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

Dallas / Addison Airport (KADS)

Lat: 32.97°NLon: 96.83°WElev: 643ft.

Fair

93°F

34°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 21 Aug 10:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Richardson TX

Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 10:30pm until August 22, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 10:30pm until August 22, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 82 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 106 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 82. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Heat index values as high as 113. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 106 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 84. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 84 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 106 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 84. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 84 °F

    Clear then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 106 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 82. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 82. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Heat index values as high as 113. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 84. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 84. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 84. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 81.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
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Point Forecast:
Richardson TX
 32.96°N 96.7°W (Elev. 630 ft)
6:27 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
10pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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