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

Patterson Memorial (KPTN)

Lat: 29.72°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 10ft.

Partly Cloudy

92°F

33°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.2 mb)
Dewpoint 83°F (28°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index116°F (47°C)
Last update 22 Aug 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Garden City LA

Heat Advisory August 23, 11:00am until August 23, 08:00pm
Heat Advisory August 22, 03:46pm until August 22, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 22, 03:46pm until August 22, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 96 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 79 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 113. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Garden City LA
 29.69°N 91.46°W
2:45 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
3pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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