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.

NA

70°F

21°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed E 9 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 22 Aug 09:53 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

42 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
42 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ
 35.08°N 109.78°W (Elev. 5548 ft)
10:11 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
11pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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