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

Monroe Regional Airport (KMLU)

Lat: 32.52°NLon: 92.03°WElev: 72ft.

Fair

101°F

38°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index108°F (42°C)
Last update 22 Aug 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Brownsville-Bawcomville LA

Heat Advisory August 22, 06:13pm until August 23, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 22, 06:13pm until August 23, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 10am and 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 77 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 100 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Brownsville-Bawcomville LA
 32.47°N 92.21°W (Elev. 69 ft)
6:05 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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