Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

Fair

91°F

33°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 4 Jul 8:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Abilene, Dyess Air Force Base TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. South wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 79.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Abilene, Dyess Air Force Base TX
 32.42°N 99.83°W (Elev. 1768 ft)
3:16 pm CDT Jul 4, 2026
9pm CDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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