Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging wind, hail, a tornado or two, heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Heavy rainfall threat continues across the Gulf Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Port Lavaca - Calhoun County Airport (KPKV)

Lat: 28.65°NLon: 96.68°WElev: 27ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 79°F (26°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index97°F (36°C)
Last update 27 Aug 9:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Austwell TX

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 79. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 2pm.  Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south  after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southeast  after midnight.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light south wind becoming south southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 79. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light south wind becoming south southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91.
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Point Forecast:
Austwell TX
 28.39°N 96.84°W
1:46 am CDT Aug 27, 2026
9am CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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