Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 2:52:43 am CDT

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Monday Hot & Windy

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Above Normal Heat This Week

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8-14 Day Outlook

The start of the work week will be hot & windy and this trend will likely persist through the rest of this week

Take heat safety precautions from heat stroke if outdoors for prolonged hours during the afternoon until sundown due to excessive heating onto the body.

Above normal temperatures in store for the week ahead, including overnight lows approaching records for warm lows. If you have to be outdoors, take steps to prevent heat related issues.

Hot this week with triple digit heat indices with very low chances for isolated rain/storms through mid-week.

Our temperatures are outlooked to be leaning warmer than normal going into mid-July with near average rainfall expected.

Local Weather History For June 29th...

On this date back in 1962, flooding in Wichita Falls resulted in a
quarter-million dollar loss in city equipment, man hours, and other
city property. The official rainfall total at Sheppard Air Force Base
was only 1.64 inches, but other reported rainfall totals included
2.60 inches in downtown Wichita Falls, and over 5 inches at Charlie,
in northern Clay County. An estimated 300 cars were stranded
temporarily on highway 287 near Jolly, when sections of the highway
were flooded by over two feet of water.

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