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 >

Dispersion Index Table

DISPERSION INDEX TABLE

Dispersion Index	Interpretation
>100	Very Good (but may indirectly indicate hazardous conditions.)
60-100	Good (typical burning values)
41-60	Fair to Good (climatological afternoon values for most inland forests.)
21-40	Fair (stagnation if accompanied by persistent low wind speeds.)
13-20	Poor to Fair (stagnation, if persistent; better than average for nighttime.)
7-12	Poor (stagnant, but near average at nighttime.)
1-6	Very Poor (climatological nighttime value for most locations.)