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

Rockport Aransas County Airport (KRKP)

Lat: 28.08°NLon: 97.05°WElev: 21ft.

Fair

92°F

33°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SE 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 79°F (26°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Heat Index109°F (43°C)
Last update 22 Aug 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NNE Refugio TX

Heat Advisory until August 22, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory until August 22, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 108. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NNE Refugio TX
 28.46°N 97.23°W
1:46 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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