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8/24/2026 7-day forecast, continued heat across West Texas stays steady
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· August 24, 2026
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Key points Further details on the forecast are available from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown's report. Chief Forecaster Horace Brown has issued a 7-day forecast.
Chief Forecaster Horace Brown has issued a 7-day forecast. The outlook indicates continued heat with little relief. An upper-level ridge is expected to move slowly to the west, potentially easing temperatures by only a degree or two.
Temperatures are forecast to step back from extreme triple-digit heat later in the week. However, significant relief is not anticipated.
Further details on the forecast are available from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown's report.
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Published: August 24, 2026 ·
Source: KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC) ·
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