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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Worth Spinks Airport (KFWS)

Lat: 32.57°NLon: 97.31°WElev: 700ft.

Mostly Cloudy

84°F

29°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 22 Aug 12:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Alvarado TX

Extreme Heat Warning August 22, 01:15am until August 22, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning August 22, 01:15am until August 22, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 80 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 109. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 81 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 79 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 109. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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Point Forecast:
Alvarado TX
 32.41°N 97.2°W (Elev. 745 ft)
Last Update:
6:27 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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