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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

Gatesville, City-County Airport (KGOP)

Lat: 31.42°NLon: 97.8°WElev: 906ft.

Fair

104°F

40°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index105°F (41°C)
Last update 22 Aug 6:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Purmela TX

Heat Advisory August 22, 06:53pm until August 22, 08:00pm
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    Heat Advisory August 22, 06:53pm until August 22, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Purmela TX
 31.33°N 97.98°W (Elev. 968 ft)
Last Update:
6:12 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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