Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (KSXU)

Lat: 34.94°NLon: 104.64°WElev: 4791ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 19 Aug 7:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

21 Miles NNE Vaughn NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then scattered showers between midnight and 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Scattered
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then scattered showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
21 Miles NNE Vaughn NM
 34.87°N 105.07°W (Elev. 5351 ft)
6:02 pm MDT Aug 19, 2026
7pm MDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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