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

Ponca City, Ponca City Municipal Airport (KPNC)

Lat: 36.73°NLon: 97.1°WElev: 1007ft.

Fair

99°F

37°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index101°F (38°C)
Last update 21 Aug 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles E Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport OK

Heat Advisory August 21, 04:25pm until August 21, 09:00pm
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    Heat Advisory August 21, 04:25pm until August 21, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. East wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. East wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 99. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. East wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. East wind 9 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 99. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles E Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport OK
 36.73°N 97.3°W
1:27 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
4pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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