Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Waco, Waco Regional Airport (KACT)

Lat: 31.62°NLon: 97.23°WElev: 515ft.

Fair

89°F

32°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 21 Aug 9:51 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Leroy TX

Heat Advisory August 21, 09:57am until August 21, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 21, 09:57am until August 21, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 102 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 106. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Leroy TX
 31.76°N 97.03°W (Elev. 594 ft)
6:12 am CDT Aug 21, 2026
9am CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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