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 >
| NWS Forecast for: Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border (LOZ062) Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY Last Update: 1002 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 | |
| Overnight: East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Saturday: Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Saturday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Sunday: Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Sunday Night: West winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Monday: West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Tuesday: West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Wednesday: Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border (LOZ062) | |
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