{"id":413819,"date":"2026-08-22T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/413819\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:40:13","slug":"dallas-weather-north-texas-heat-warning-extended-for-fifth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/413819\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas weather: North Texas heat warning extended for fifth day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday\u2019s high is forecast to reach 107 degrees, two degrees over the highest recorded temperature from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/fwd\/dfw_records_normals\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">2016<\/a> of 105 degrees, according to the weather service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The heat index, or \u201cfeels like\u201d temperature, is expected to reach closer to 109 degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>North Texans will see some clouds throughout the day, as well as the potential for \u201cwidely scattered showers and thunderstorms\u201d to develop, according to the weather service\u2019s Friday afternoon forecast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If any showers or storms do form Saturday, the weather service said this \u201cmay create havoc with high temperatures and associated heat headlines.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of these thunderstorms could produce gusty winds and frequent lightning, which could make some outdoor activities like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-health\/article\/north-texas-summer-lake-safety-22326931.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boating<\/a> dangerous, according to the weather service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas-Fort Worth region also remains under an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/article\/north-texas-wildfire-risk-persists-week-amid-hot-22391299.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">elevated wildfire threat<\/a>, as hot and dry conditions continue. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/article\/montague-county-wildfire-evacuations-22398374.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">100-acre wildfire<\/a> began Friday around noon near Gainesville in Montague County, prompting initial evacuations that were later cancelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The weather service encourages practicing heat safety and avoiding any activities that could cause a wildfire to start, such as tossing lit cigarettes, dragging tow chains on the ground or driving over tall grass.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several D-FW counties are also under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/article\/north-texas-wildfire-risk-persists-week-amid-hot-22391299.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">burn ban<\/a>, including Dallas and Tarrant counties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SATURDAY: Mostly sunny with record-tying heat. 20% chance for a stray shower or storm. High: 105. Wind: S 5-10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>SUNDAY: Mostly sunny with near-record heat. Low: 81. High: 105. Wind: S 5-10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>MONDAY: Mostly sunny and breezy with near-record heat. Low: 82. High: 105. Wind: S 10-20 mph.<\/p>\n<p>TUESDAY: Sun, clouds and hot. Low: 82. High: 105. Wind: S 10-20 mph.<\/p>\n<p>WEDNESDAY: Sun, clouds and hot. Low: 81. High: 102. Wind: S 10-15 mph.<\/p>\n<p>THURSDAY: Sun, clouds and hot. Low: 81. High: 101. Wind: S 10-15 mph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saturday\u2019s high is forecast to reach 107 degrees, two degrees over the highest recorded temperature from 2016 of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,3205,88395,1971,58240,17921,88031,88032,88030,172],"class_list":["post-413819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-heat","tag-hot-weather","tag-national-weather-service","tag-news-weather","tag-service","tag-tp-daily-weather-forecast","tag-tp-dallas-fortworth","tag-tp-weather","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}