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

Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi International Airport (KCRP)

Lat: 27.77°NLon: 97.51°WElev: 43ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Aug 3:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Taft Southwest TX

Heat Advisory August 23, 12:00pm until August 23, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 111. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 111. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Taft Southwest TX
 27.97°N 97.4°W
1:46 am CDT Aug 23, 2026
4am CDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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