Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Big Spring, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport (KBPG)

Lat: 32.2°NLon: 101.52°WElev: 2572ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 16 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 15 May 11:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Stanton TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 70. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 70. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
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Point Forecast:
Stanton TX
 32.1°N 101.77°W (Elev. 2684 ft)
11:48 am CDT May 15, 2026
12pm CDT May 15, 2026-6pm CDT May 21, 2026
 
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