Areas of Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Potential

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the central U.S. this week, persisting across the mid to lower Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will peak this weekend. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the Delmarva Peninsula north into the Hudson Valley today and tonight. Read More >

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A Heat Advisory continues Today through 8 pm tomorrow evening. Heat indices will peak near 105 to 109 degrees this afternoon into the early evening. Be sure to exercise heat safety if spending time outdoors!

The weather will remain warm and quiet as temperatures fall into the upper 70s overnight. Winds will be from the south-southwest at 4-7 mph while cloud cover increases north.

Another day of oppressive heat across the Four State Region with high temperatures in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. Heat indices will be even hotter with values ranging from 105 to 109 degrees.

With oppressive heat expected to continue through much of this week, remember these heat safety tips.

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

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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	15:53	Clear	10	98	72	43		-	29.82
El Dorado AR	15:53	Clear	10	95	72	47	SSE 12	104 [HI]	29.87
Henderson TX	16:15	Mostly Clear	10	98	67	37	SSW 10	102 [HI]	29.86
Idabel OK	16:15	Clear	8	98	73	44	SSE 10	109 [HI]	29.84
Longview TX	15:53	Clear	10	98	69	39	SSE 9	105 [HI]	29.85
Lufkin TX	15:53	Clear	10	94	73	51	VRB 5	103 [HI]	29.89
Monroe LA	15:53	Mostly Cloudy	9	98	71	42	SSW 7	107 [HI]	29.87
Mount Pleasant TX	16:15	Clear	10	98	71	41	ESE 7	107 [HI]	29.85
Nacogdoches TX	Old	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A
Natchitoches LA	16:15	Clear	10	95	68	41	S 7	100 [HI]	29.87
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	15:56	Mostly Cloudy	10	96	71	44	CALM	104 [HI]	29.86
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	15:53	Clear	10	95	72	47	CALM	104 [HI]	29.87
Texarkana AR	15:53	Clear	10	98	68	37	S 10G17	104 [HI]	29.86
Tyler TX	15:53	Mostly Clear	10	97	70	41	SSE 10	104 [HI]	29.88


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