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

Poteau, Robert S Kerr Airport (KRKR)

Lat: 35.02°NLon: 94.62°WElev: 453ft.

Fair

99°F

37°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed S 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 12:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Muse OK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast.

    High: 96 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 100. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 100. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Muse OK
 34.75°N 94.78°W
12:50 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
1pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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