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

Antelope County Airport (K4V9)

Lat: 42.11°NLon: 98.04°WElev: 1774ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 22 Aug 7:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Royal NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 83. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Royal NE
 42.41°N 98.15°W (Elev. 1703 ft)
7:35 pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
7pm CDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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