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

Amarillo, Amarillo International Airport (KAMA)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 101.72°WElev: 3606ft.

Fair

87°F

31°C

Humidity	30%
Wind Speed	NW 7 mph
Barometer	30.18 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	85°F (29°C)
Last update	22 Aug 9:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Wayside TX

Heat Advisory August 22, 12:00pm until August 22, 09:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 101 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 101 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 102 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 100 °F
Hot
Tuesday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 98 °F
Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 101. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 73. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Thursday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.