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

77°F

25°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 1:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Red Oak OK

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North 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 107. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Red Oak OK
 34.96°N 95.08°W
12:50 am CDT Aug 22, 2026
1am CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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