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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gatesville, City-County Airport (KGOP)

Lat: 31.42°NLon: 97.8°WElev: 906ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 6:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Hurst Springs TX

Heat Advisory July 30, 07:26am until July 30, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory July 30, 07:26am until July 30, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 104. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 99 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east  after midnight.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 104. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Hurst Springs TX
 31.68°N 97.67°W (Elev. 886 ft)
6:11 am CDT Jul 30, 2026
7am CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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