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

78°F

26°C

Humidity	76%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer	30.00 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	23 Aug 1:53 am CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSE Ulan OK

Heat Advisory August 23, 12:00pm until August 23, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 73 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 100 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 78 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 104 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 103 °F
Hot
Tuesday Night
Low: 76 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 97 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 109. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.