Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 3:10:50 pm CDT

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Marginal Severe Risk North of I-30 Tonight

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A frontal boundary dropping south into the region late today and tonight will bring a chance of isolated severe thunderstorms to areas north of I-30. The primary threat with any of these storms will be damaging wind gusts, mainly during the evening hours.

A Heat Advisory continues through this evening. Afternoon heat indices will peak near 105 to 109 degrees. Be sure to exercise heat safety if spending time outdoors!

Hazardous heat returns once again this afternoon with little relief from mostly sunny skies and light southerly winds at 5-10 mph. Mild conditions are expected to linger overnight with a low chance of showers after midnight.

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 the Four State region.

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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	14:53	Clear	10	97	71	43	WSW 12	105 [HI]	29.87
El Dorado AR	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	98	69	39	SSW 12G18	105 [HI]	29.92
Henderson TX	14:55	Mostly Clear	10	100	65	32	WSW 9	103 [HI]	29.95
Idabel OK	14:55	Clear	8	98	71	42	S 14G21	106 [HI]	29.89
Longview TX	14:53	Clear	10	100	62	28	WSW 10G22	102 [HI]	29.94
Lufkin TX	14:53	Clear	10	97	70	41	VRB 7	104 [HI]	29.98
Monroe LA	14:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	99	71	40	SSW 10G23	108 [HI]	29.93
Mount Pleasant TX	14:55	Clear	10	101	66	32	SW 10	106 [HI]	29.92
Nacogdoches TX	Old	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A
Natchitoches LA	14:55	Clear	10	98	62	31	W 9	99 [HI]	29.96
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	14:56	Partly Cloudy	10	96	69	41	SW 6	102 [HI]	29.94
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	14:53	Clear	10	96	70	43	W 8	103 [HI]	29.94
Texarkana AR	14:53	Clear	10	100	66	33	SSW 15G24	104 [HI]	29.91
Tyler TX	14:53	Clear	10	99	63	30	SSW 15	101 [HI]	29.97


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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

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