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

Victoria, Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT)

Lat: 28.86°NLon: 96.93°WElev: 115ft.

Fair

97°F

36°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed S 14 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index109°F (43°C)
Last update 21 Aug 5:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Placedo TX

Heat Advisory August 21, 06:14pm until August 21, 08:00pm
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    Heat Advisory August 21, 06:14pm until August 21, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light south southwest wind becoming south southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light south southwest wind becoming south southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Placedo TX
 28.71°N 96.87°W
1:46 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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