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.

Clear

95°F

35°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed SE 17 MPH
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.24 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 22 Aug 02:20 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles NW Halfway OR

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 77 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles NW Halfway OR
 45.06°N 117.3°W (Elev. 7487 ft)
1:05 pm PDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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