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

Childress, Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS)

Lat: 34.43°NLon: 100.28°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 2 Aug 11:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wellington TX

Flood Watch until August 3, 09:00am
Severe T-storm Watch until August 3, 06:00am
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Flood Watch
Severe T-storm Watch
  •  
    Flood Watch until August 3, 09:00am
    Severe T-storm Watch until August 3, 06:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Overnight

    Low: 66 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 92 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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Point Forecast:
Wellington TX
 34.85°N 100.21°W (Elev. 2014 ft)
12:30 am CDT Aug 3, 2025
12am CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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