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 >

Current conditions at

I-40 @ Painted Desert NP HQ (AZT13)

Lat: 35.0637°NLon: 109.77562°WElev: 5745.0ft.

unknown precip

74°F

23°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed ENE 19 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 22 Aug 06:23 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

34 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
34 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ
 34.97°N 109.79°W (Elev. 5390 ft)
4:13 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
7pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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