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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jasper, Jasper County-Bell Field Airport (KJAS)

Lat: 30.89°NLon: 94.03°WElev: 213ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

102°F

39°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index107°F (42°C)
Last update 22 Aug 5:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Salem TX

Heat Advisory August 23, 11:00am until August 23, 08:00pm
Heat Advisory August 22, 05:23pm until August 22, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 22, 05:23pm until August 22, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salem TX
 30.54°N 93.76°W
Last Update:
2:45 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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