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

Port Lavaca - Calhoun County Airport (KPKV)

Lat: 28.65°NLon: 96.68°WElev: 27ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 78°F (26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index97°F (36°C)
Last update 22 Aug 8:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Placedo TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 111. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    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 75. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 111. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NE Placedo TX
 28.74°N 96.77°W
4:46 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
8pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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