Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mexia Limestone County Airport (KLXY)

Lat: 31.64°NLon: 96.51°WElev: 545ft.

Partly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 30 Jul 10:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Simsboro TX

Heat Advisory until July 30, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until July 30, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 96 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Simsboro TX
 31.67°N 96.31°W (Elev. 499 ft)
6:11 am CDT Jul 30, 2026
11am CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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