{"id":414635,"date":"2026-08-23T13:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/414635\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:56:30","slug":"record-heat-takes-aim-at-southern-plains-with-texas-oklahoma-in-the-bulls-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/414635\/","title":{"rendered":"Record heat takes aim at Southern Plains with Texas, Oklahoma in the bull’s-eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE TAKEAWAY<\/p>\n

Relentless heat keeps record highs in play in the Southern Plains.<\/p>\n

Dallas could approach a historic heat streak.<\/p>\n

The Texas drought rapidly worsens with little rain ahead.<\/p>\n

The relentless heat baking the southern U.s<\/a>. is shifting its grip, but not letting go, as triple-digit temperatures persist across the Southern Plains and expand into the Southwest.<\/a><\/p>\n

Triple-digit temperatures will continue through at least Tuesday, with numerous daily records threatened from Texas<\/a> and Oklahoma<\/a> to New Mexico<\/a> and Arizona<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Daily heat records could fall in major cities, including Dallas<\/a>, Austin<\/a>, Oklahoma City<\/a> and Albuquerque, as afternoon temperatures soar into the triple digits, with highs between 100 and 110 degrees.<\/p>\n

Added humidity<\/a> could make the extreme heat even more dangerous, pushing feels-like temperatures above 110 degrees for millions.<\/p>\n

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Extreme<\/a> summer<\/a> heat is nothing new across the Southern Plains, but stretches this hot for this long are far less common.<\/p>\n

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Dallas, for example, has reached 105 degrees for five consecutive days, according to the FOX Forecast Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to September, long-range forecasts favor above-average temperatures across much of the Southwest and Southern Plains, where numerous locations are already experiencing their warmest year on record.<\/p>\n

Texas and Oklahoma remain in the bullseye of the extreme heat, compounding already worsening drought<\/a> conditions across the region.<\/p>\n

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Texas is experiencing a rapidly developing drought, with 77% of the Lone Star State now facing some level of drought conditions, up 20 percentage points from last week.<\/p>\n

\"Firefighters<\/p>\n

Firefighters in Texas cool down and rehydrate after battling a multi-alarm fire in the 100\u00b0 heat in West Arlington, August 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

While the most extreme drought is concentrated across portions of the Texas Panhandle, conditions along the heavily populated Interstate 35 corridor are drawing significant attention.<\/p>\n

Several major Texas cities, including Dallas, San Antonio<\/a> and Waco<\/a>, have yet to record a drop of rain this month, marking the driest start to August on record for all three.<\/p>\n

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Relief isn’t on the immediate horizon, either, with extended forecasts showing little to no rain across the region for at least the next seven days.<\/p>\n

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