Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rusk County Airport (KRFI)

Lat: 32.14°NLon: 94.85°WElev: 441ft.

Mostly Cloudy

80°F

27°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 27 Aug 12:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Overton TX

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 76 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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Point Forecast:
Overton TX
 32.27°N 94.97°W (Elev. 479 ft)
12:20 am CDT Aug 27, 2026
12am CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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