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 6:24:34 pm PDT

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Severe Weather Outlook Sunday

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected in most of Northern and Central Nevada from 1 PM PDT Sunday afternoon until 8 PM PDT Sunday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe. The primary thunderstorm hazards will be wind gusts as high as 65 mph, locally heavy rainfall, small hail, and dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.