Areas of Heavy to Excessive Rainfall and Hot Temperatures This Week

Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring areas of flooding at times Monday through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest as well as southern Arizona and New Mexico. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue across much of east Texas into the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley through at least midweek. Read More >

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A Heat Advisory remains in effect through 7 PM this evening. Heat index values will range from 105° to 109° during the afternoon hours. Please use caution when outdoors and know the signs of heat related illnesses.

Same pattern, different day! 🥵 Meet the stubborn High Pressure System currently taking up residence over the Southeast CONUS. Check out its "resume" to see what we're dealing with. Its special skills include prolonging dry spells, deflecting storms, and roasting the Ark-La-Tex. Stay cool and hydrated out there! ☀️💧

🍂 The road to winter is officially underway, so buckle up! 🚗❄️ Temperatures across the Ark-La-Tex typically take a gradual trip downhill from September through December. Here’s what climatology says the journey should look like. 📉Remember, these are averages, not a forecast.

High temperatures today will range from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees under partly cloudy skies and a chance for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Heat index values will range from the 105° to 109° this afternoon. Overnight lows will be in the lower to mid 70s.

Here are today's climate records for selected sites across our Four-State area.

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Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
De Queen AR	03:53	Clear	10	73	71	93	CALM	-	30.10
El Dorado AR	03:53	Clear	10	76	72	87	S 3	-	30.13
Henderson TX	04:15	Clear	10	76	74	93	CALM	-	30.12
Idabel OK	04:15	Overcast	8	77	73	88	CALM	-	30.13
Longview TX	03:53	Clear	10	79	74	84	S 6	-	30.11
Lufkin TX	03:53	Clear	10	76	75	97	E 3	-	30.12
Monroe LA	03:53	Clear	10	76	74	93	CALM	-	30.15
Mount Pleasant TX	04:10	Clear	10	76	70	80	CALM	-	30.12
Nacogdoches TX	03:56	Clear		76	75	97	CALM	-	30.13
Natchitoches LA	04:15	Overcast	10	76	74	93	CALM	-	30.14
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	03:56	Mostly Cloudy	10	80	73	78	SSE 5	-	30.12
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	Old	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A
Texarkana AR	02:53	Clear	10	81	71	71	SE 5	-	30.12
Tyler TX	03:53	Clear	10	78	74	87	SSE 8	-	30.12


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