Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

Monsoonal moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over parts of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Central Rockies through Monday. Flash flooding is possible, especially in and around burn scars and in areas of steep terrain. Heat will persist across the Central U.S. early this week, spreading into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic later this week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 5:34:42 am CDT

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National Weather Service Wichita, Kansas

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Temperature Trends

Afternoon high temperatures are expected to be in the 100F to 106F range with triple digit heat index values.

Elevated fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon across western Oklahoma due to hot temperatures, breezy winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation.

Dangerous heat will persist through the week. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected across parts of OK Monday. It will be dry through the week with rain chances being very low.

It will be another prolonged period of triple-digit heat across the region through the week.

Local Weather History For August 31st...

August of 2005 was wetter than average across much of Oklahoma.
However, it was a record breaking month across western north Texas.
Nearly seven and one-half inches of rain was measured at Wichita
Falls, making it the second wettest August on record for Wichita
Falls.

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