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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 >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 3:14:34 pm MDT

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today.
Isolated severe thunderstorms are forecast across much of the region Sunday.
Elevated fire weather concerns are forecast for Sunday west of Billings.

 

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