Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Current conditions at

Waco, Waco Regional Airport (KACT)

Lat: 31.62°NLon: 97.23°WElev: 515ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 6:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Riesel TX

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1am and 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Riesel TX
 31.46°N 96.94°W (Elev. 499 ft)
5:24 am CDT Aug 3, 2025
6am CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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