Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Winfield / Arkansas City, Strother Field (KWLD)

Lat: 37.17°NLon: 97.04°WElev: 1158ft.

Fair

88°F

31°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	SE 12 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	92°F (33°C)
Last update	30 Jul 9:54 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Grainola OK

Heat Advisory July 31, 12:00pm until July 31, 09:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Tonight
Low: 75 °F
Clear then
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 96 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 68 °F
Clear
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 65 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 91 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 75. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 68. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind around 5 mph.