Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Waco, Waco Regional Airport (KACT)

Lat: 31.62°NLon: 97.23°WElev: 515ft.

Fair

97°F

36°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 4 Sep 4:51 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Northcrest TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers.  Sunny, with a steady temperature around 94. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind around 10 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southeast  in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 98. Light south wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a steady temperature around 94. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southeast in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 98. Light south wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Northcrest TX
 31.64°N 97.11°W (Elev. 502 ft)
5:06 pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
5pm CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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