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

86°F

30°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1017.4 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 1 Aug 7:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

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  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 98. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 98. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
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Point Forecast:
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 31.8°N 97.08°W (Elev. 607 ft)
5:24 pm CDT Aug 1, 2025
8pm CDT Aug 1, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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