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

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

Fair

108°F

42°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1012.9 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index108°F (42°C)
Last update 22 Aug 3:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Potosi TX

Heat Advisory until August 22, 07:00pm
Heat Advisory August 23, 01:00pm until August 23, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until August 22, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 80 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 80. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 80 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 80. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Potosi TX
 32.33°N 99.75°W (Elev. 1844 ft)
3:23 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
4pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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