Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gilmer, Fox Stephens Field - Gilmer Municipal Airport (KJXI)

Lat: 32.7°NLon: 94.95°WElev: 417ft.

Fair

99°F

37°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 26 Aug 7:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles N Hawkins TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 98 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles N Hawkins TX
 32.72°N 95.19°W (Elev. 397 ft)
6:31 pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
7pm CDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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