Interstate 40 (I-40) Road Conditions

I-40 Road Conditions and Weather Map. Check the road conditions and current and forecast weather on I-40 on this page. Check conditions hour by hour with the time slider, switch between weather, temperature and wind views, and watch live radar for the route.

I40 Weather Summary

Along I40, expect mostly warm and dry conditions with clear to partly cloudy skies across the western states including California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Scattered thunderstorms with light rain are possible in parts of New Mexico and Oklahoma. The eastern sections in North Carolina will see mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain early on. Temperatures will be notably hot in the southwestern states, with some areas experiencing heat indices above 100°F. Winds will generally be light to moderate, with gusts exceeding 20 mph mainly in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

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Current I-40 Conditions by State

North CarolinaRain
  • Mostly cloudy skies in Bayshore and Turkey through the morning, becoming partly cloudy by afternoon.
  • Chance of light rain in Turkey early morning with cloud cover increasing to overcast.
  • Central and western North Carolina including Glen Alpine, Waynesville, and New Market will have mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies with no precipitation.
Updated Jul 27, 4:10 PM EDT
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TennesseePartly Cloudy
  • Warm temperatures with heat indices reaching up to 100°F in Boma and Lyles.
  • Mostly partly cloudy skies with no precipitation expected.
Updated Jul 27, 3:10 PM CDT
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ArkansasClear
  • Widener and Biscoe will experience hot conditions with temperatures near 95°F and heat indices above 105°F.
  • Clear skies dominate the region with no rain expected.
Updated Jul 27, 3:10 PM CDT
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OklahomaClear
  • Grayson and Mustang will see hot temperatures with heat indices near 100°F and clear skies.
  • Winds gusting up to 20 mph in Mustang and Grayson, but sustained winds remain below 20 mph.
Updated Jul 27, 3:10 PM CDT
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TexasClear
  • Groom and Vega will have hot conditions with temperatures near 100°F and heat indices over 100°F.
  • Winds gusting over 20 mph in Vega and Groom, with sustained winds near 14 mph.
  • Clear skies prevail across the region.
Updated Jul 27, 3:10 PM CDT
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New MexicoThunderstorms
  • Tucumcari and Armijo will experience hot temperatures with heat indices near 100°F and clear skies.
  • Prewitt will have scattered thunderstorms with light rain and gusts up to 22 mph around 9 a.m. MST.
  • Wingate and Sanders will see gusts over 20 mph in the morning hours with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies.
Updated Jul 27, 2:10 PM MDT
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ArizonaPartly Cloudy
  • Holbrook and Winona will have gusts over 20 mph in the morning with mostly clear skies.
  • Temperatures will be warm but below 99°F.
  • Ash Fork will see mostly clear skies with no significant wind or precipitation.
  • Needles, CA near the western end of I40, will experience extreme heat with temperatures exceeding 109°F and heat indices near 110°F, with gusts up to 20 mph.
Updated Jul 27, 1:10 PM MST
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