Dangerous Heat and Possible Flooding

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Saturday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Extreme Heat Warnings remain in effect. Dangerous heat will build across the southern Plains again beginning this weekend. Heavy to excessive rain over the Carolinas Friday may lead to isolated areas of flash flooding. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rusk County Airport (KRFI)

Lat: 32.14°NLon: 94.85°WElev: 441ft.

Fair

87°F

31°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 27 Aug 8:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE New Chapel Hill TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. Light north wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

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

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. Light north wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ESE New Chapel Hill TX
 32.27°N 95.11°W (Elev. 410 ft)
6:35 pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
8pm CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 3, 2026
 
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