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

Center Municipal Airport (KF17)

Lat: 31.83°NLon: 94.16°WElev: 318ft.

Fair

104°F

40°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index112°F (44°C)
Last update 21 Aug 5:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW South Mansfield LA

Severe T-storm Watch until August 21, 09:00pm
Heat Advisory August 21, 09:00pm until August 22, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 05:36pm until August 21, 09:00pm
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Severe T-storm Watch
Heat Advisory
Extreme Heat Warning
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    Severe T-storm Watch until August 21, 09:00pm
    Extreme Heat Warning August 21, 05:36pm until August 21, 09:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 103 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 108. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW South Mansfield LA
 32.01°N 93.74°W (Elev. 358 ft)
3:41 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
5pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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