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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dallas, Redbird Airport (KRBD)

Lat: 32.68°NLon: 96.86°WElev: 659ft.

Fair

94°F

34°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index97°F (36°C)
Last update 31 Aug 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lancaster TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 97. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 97. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lancaster TX
 32.6°N 96.75°W (Elev. 538 ft)
Last Update:
8:16 am CDT Aug 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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