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

Baker Municipal Airport (KBKE)

Lat: 44.84302°NLon: 117.80987°WElev: 3360.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SSW 4 MPH
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.29 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 09:53 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NNW Halfway OR

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.  Patchy smoke after midnight. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Patchy smoke after midnight. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles NNW Halfway OR
 45.02°N 117.23°W (Elev. 7808 ft)
11:29 pm PDT Aug 21, 2026
10am PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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