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

Temple, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (KTPL)

Lat: 31.15°NLon: 97.4°WElev: 682ft.

Fair

96°F

36°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index105°F (41°C)
Last update 21 Aug 11:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Pendleton TX

Heat Advisory August 21, 12:00pm until August 21, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 21, 12:00pm until August 21, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 109. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 106. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 109. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Pendleton TX
 31.08°N 97.15°W (Elev. 571 ft)
6:12 am CDT Aug 21, 2026
12pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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