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

Sallisaw, Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV)

Lat: 35.44°NLon: 94.8°WElev: 528ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Aug 5:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Cookson OK

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 97. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Cookson OK
 35.74°N 94.95°W
4:50 am CDT Aug 23, 2026
5am CDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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