Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 1:54:42 pm CDT

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National Weather Service Wichita, Kansas

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Above Normal Heat This Week

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A few strong to severe storms could move into parts of western OK this evening. Damaging winds will be the main concern.

Increasing air temperatures along with humidity will lead to dangerous heat index values end of the week and into the weekend. Hottest conditions are expected on Independence Day and decrease slightly on Sunday.

Above normal temperatures continue into early next week, including overnight lows approaching records for warm lows. If you have to be outdoors, take steps to prevent heat related issues.

Heating up into the holiday weekend. Low chance for a thunderstorms tonight in western OK with chances returning at the end of the week into the weekend.

Local Weather History For June 30th...

June 2011 was a very warm and dry month across Oklahoma and Texas,
just one in a long streak of months that led to extreme drought
conditions. The month of June 2011 was the warmest June on record at
Wichita Falls and the 3rd driest. Wichita Falls also saw the greatest
number of days with high temperatures of at least 100 degrees in
June, with that number being 28. At Oklahoma City, it was the 2nd
warmest June and a record was set for the greatest number of days in
the month of June with a high temperature of at least 90 degrees, all
30 days.

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