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

Emigrant Gap, Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU)

Lat: 39.27611°NLon: 120.70806°WElev: 5282.0ft.

Clear

79°F

26°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed SW 6 MPH
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.38 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Aug 03:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Donner Summit CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light south southeast wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light south southeast wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Donner Summit CA
 39.35°N 120.41°W (Elev. 6831 ft)
2:00 pm PDT Aug 22, 2026
3pm PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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