Texas Heat, US Storms and Pakistan Heatwave Forecast

A heat dome over Texas is driving triple‑digit temperatures across West Texas, the Permian Basin and the Borderlands, with forecasts of 100°F‑plus values later this week. Isolated severe storms are possible in the Panhandle, West Texas and the Permian Basin, bringing large hail, damaging winds and occasional tornado threats.

In the eastern United States, heavy rain and strong to severe storms are moving through West Virginia, raising flash‑flood concerns after saturated soils. Similar flash‑flood risks are highlighted for central Missouri, where “training” storms could dump 2‑4+ inches of rain over the same area in a short period, prompting a flash‑flood watch along the I‑70 corridor.

Pakistan’s meteorological service predicts hot, dry weather across most of the country, with isolated rain and thunderstorms in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and the hills. Temperatures have already reached 45 °C in Sibbi.

Further forecasts call for a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday in the North Escambia area of Florida, followed by a hot, dry stretch for the Gulf Coast and the Keys, where highs will linger in the low‑90s and heat‑index values may exceed 108 °F. Baton Rouge expects scattered showers Wednesday before a prolonged hot‑dry period, with heat‑index values of 108‑112 °F and a Saharan dust plume moving into the Gulf region.

Overall, the dominant weather story is extreme heat across the southern United States and South Asia, punctuated by intermittent severe storms and flash‑flood threats.