Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Midlothian/Waxahachie, Mid-Way Regional Airport (KJWY)

Lat: 32.46°NLon: 96.91°WElev: 712ft.

99°F

37°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 31 Aug 5:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ennis TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast  after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 96 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. South wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 97 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Labor Day
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ennis TX
 32.33°N 96.64°W (Elev. 525 ft)
4:21 pm CDT Aug 31, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 7, 2026
 
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