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

Lamar Municipal Airport (KLAA)

Lat: 38.07°NLon: 102.69°WElev: 3684ft.

Fair and Breezy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed S 22 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 21 Aug 10:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles W Sheridan Lake CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 94. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

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

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 94. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles W Sheridan Lake CO
 38.48°N 102.46°W (Elev. 3901 ft)
10:46 pm MDT Aug 21, 2026
11pm MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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