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

McAlester, McAlester Regional Airport (KMLC)

Lat: 34.88°NLon: 95.78°WElev: 768ft.

Fair

93°F

34°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1014.3 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 22 Aug 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

McAlester Regional Airport OK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 106 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
McAlester Regional Airport OK
 34.89°N 95.8°W
6:50 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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