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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

Abilene, Abilene Regional Airport (KABI)

Lat: 32.41°NLon: 99.68°WElev: 1788ft.

A Few Clouds

106°F

41°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed E 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index106°F (41°C)
Last update 21 Aug 4:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Abilene TX

Heat Advisory until August 21, 07:00pm
Heat Advisory August 22, 01:00pm until August 22, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory until August 21, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 106 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 81 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 107 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 106 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 84. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 84 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 107 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 82 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 84. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 82. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 82. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 80.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Abilene TX
 32.45°N 99.75°W (Elev. 1745 ft)
Last Update:
3:22 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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