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.

Partly Cloudy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 77°F (25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 22 Aug 10:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Taft Southwest TX

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

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 110. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 79 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 110. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 79. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
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
4:46 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
11pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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