Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging wind, hail, a tornado or two, heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Heavy rainfall threat continues across the Gulf Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Waco, Waco Regional Airport (KACT)

Lat: 31.62°NLon: 97.23°WElev: 515ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 27 Aug 8:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Waco TX

Heat Advisory August 27, 09:24am until August 27, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory August 27, 09:24am until August 27, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light east northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 77 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light east northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSE Waco TX
 31.53°N 97.16°W (Elev. 512 ft)
6:06 am CDT Aug 27, 2026
9am CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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