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

103°F

39°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed E 13 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.3 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index109°F (43°C)
Last update 27 Aug 2:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Waco TX

Heat Advisory August 27, 03:28pm until August 27, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory August 27, 03:28pm until August 27, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east southeast  after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 105. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 77 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 77 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east southeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 105. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 5 to 10 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
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Waco TX
 31.6°N 97.16°W (Elev. 397 ft)
1:26 pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
3pm CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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