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 >

Three Day Forecast: SUNDAY, August 23, 2026

Surface high pressure builds over the Mid-Atlantic in the wake of a cold front bringing much drier conditions to the region at the start of the week. Cloud cover will increasingly clear over the next couple of days as temperatures range in the 60s and 70s over the Blue Ridge to the upper 80s over the metros. Lows at night could get into the lower 50s in mountain regions over the next couple of days. Westerly winds gust up to 20 MPH Sunday before diminishing Monday.