Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

Monsoonal moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over parts of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Central Rockies through Monday. Flash flooding is possible, especially in and around burn scars and in areas of steep terrain. Heat will persist across the Central U.S. early this week, spreading into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic later this week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Aug 30, 2026 at 7:46:17 pm CDT

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Heat Continues into September

Another Dry Weather Period Coming Up

Late Summer Wildfire Threat Continues

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance advancing westward in the northwest Gulf. This system has at least a slight chance to bring portions of Deep East Texas some beneficial rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hot and dry conditions are expected to continue through Monday, as readings climb into the 96 to 100 degree range in the afternoon. Heat indices will be near if not slightly higher than the ambient air temperatures.

Extreme heat is expected across the Four State Region as we move into early September. Major to Extreme Heat Risk is expected areawide by the middle to latter half of this week.

Unfortunately, our region will experience another dry spell through at least the first weekend of September. For some areas that saw beneficial rain earlier last week, consider yourself fortunate. For areas that missed out on last week's rainfall, unfortunately, this additional bout of dry weather will only continue to impact the ongoing drought situation.

Despite some recent rainfall, flash drought conditions continue across the entire Four State Region. As a result, much of the region is under a Burn Ban at this time. The wildfire threat will continue with no significant rainfall expected through the first week of September.

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Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
De Queen AR	18:53	Clear	10	95	63	34	SE 5	96 [HI]	29.90
El Dorado AR	18:53	Clear	10	93	67	42	SSE 6	97 [HI]	29.96
Henderson TX	19:15	Clear	10	96	62	31	CALM	97 [HI]	29.91
Idabel OK	19:15	Clear	8	95	62	34	E 9	96 [HI]	29.92
Longview TX	18:53	Clear	10	99	60	27	E 5	100 [HI]	29.90
Lufkin TX	18:53	Clear	10	95	65	37	SSE 6	98 [HI]	29.92
Monroe LA	18:53	Clear	10	91	70	50	ESE 3	97 [HI]	29.97
Mount Pleasant TX	19:10	Clear	10	96	62	32	E 3	97 [HI]	29.91
Nacogdoches TX	18:56	Clear		98	60	28	SE 5	98 [HI]	29.92
Natchitoches LA	19:15	Clear	10	92	66	41	CALM	95 [HI]	29.95
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	18:56	Clear	10	93	64	38	ESE 7	95 [HI]	29.93
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	18:53	Clear	10	95	65	37	SE 6	98 [HI]	29.93
Texarkana AR	18:53	Clear	10	94	66	40	SE 6	97 [HI]	29.94
Tyler TX	18:53	Clear	10	98	60	28	S 8	98 [HI]	29.92


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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

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