Dangerous Heat and Possible Flooding

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Saturday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Extreme Heat Warnings remain in effect. Dangerous heat will build across the southern Plains again beginning this weekend. Heavy to excessive rain over the Carolinas Friday may lead to isolated areas of flash flooding. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 8:38:23 am CDT

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An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the state of Oklahoma's Department of Environmental Quality for the Greater Oklahoma City Metro area which will be in effect on Friday August 28 from 10 AM until 10 PM.

Well above normal temperatures continue through the next 7-days with the heating trend increasing by this weekend with temperatures approaching records in some locations.

Fire weather conditions will start increasing to an Elevated Risk starting Sunday and every afternoon through next week. Hotter temperatures, drier air, increasing southerly winds, and very dry vegetation will increase the fire danger across our severely drought-stricken west.

Dangerous heat returning this weekend becoming more widespread by Sunday. Dangerous heat & dry conditions will persist through much of next week as well. Elevated fire weather conditions across our west starting Sunday and continuing through next week.

Our temperatures remain above normal and forecasted to stay that way with many areas seeing triple digit highs this weekend and with the jetstream staying in the northern half of the country with upper ridging over the southern half that trend is likely to remain through the 1st week of September. As far as the 2nd week of September, the CPC has our area outlook for a likely 70-80% probability staying above normal as well. Normal high temperatures for the 2nd week of September across our area range in the mid 80s to 90 degrees. Our rainfall outlook now has a bullseye of a 40-50% leaning below normal. Overall trend looking hotter & dryer approaching mid September.

Latest Drought Monitor showing mostly no change to some worsening with a persisting drought across our area, with parts of southwest Oklahoma and much of western north Texas further degrading from last week. Most areas west of the I-35 corridor remain in Severe to Extreme drought intensity with the latter across our west. Although parts of western Oklahoma and a few counties in adjacent Texas in the Extreme to Exceptional intensity drought did have measurable rain earlier today which is well needed but prior that area had gone without any rain for well over 30 days. Should this drought continue then it will remain ground fuel for potential wildfires especially when fire weather conditions increase.

Local Weather History For August 28th...

The coolest August temperature ever recorded in Wichita Falls
occurred on August 28, 1992, when the temperature fell to a cool 53
degrees.

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