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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Childress, Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS)

Lat: 34.43°NLon: 100.28°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair and Breezy

96°F

36°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed S 22 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1002.3 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index95°F (35°C)
Last update 16 May 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Matador TX

Fire Weather Watch May 18, 11:00am until May 18, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning May 17, 12:00pm until May 17, 09:00pm
Red Flag Warning May 16, 03:05pm until May 16, 09:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning May 16, 03:05pm until May 16, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 103 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 20 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South wind around 15 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind around 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Matador TX
 34.02°N 100.82°W
Last Update:
3:00 pm CDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT May 16, 2026-6pm CDT May 22, 2026
 
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