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

96°F

36°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 9 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index106°F (41°C)
Last update 21 Aug 11:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Victoria TX

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

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light south southwest wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 112. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light south southwest wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Victoria TX
 28.8°N 96.98°W
1:51 am CDT Aug 21, 2026
12pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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