Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

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Warm and dry conditions expected again tonight with overnight lows in the low to mid 70s.

Under partly cloudy skies, this weekend will get off to a warm start, with highs in the middle to upper 90s and overnight lows only in the middle 70s.

This weekend's heat will only increase going into next week, as many sites across the ArkLaTex show high likelihood of hitting or exceeding 100 degrees. Humidity is expected to decrease slightly, but prolonged exposure to these conditions will still be hazardous.

Conditions will become increasingly hot heading into the weekend. While Heat Advisory criteria may not necessarily be met, it is still essential to practice heat safety. Here are some helpful tips and strategies for heat safety.

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	Mostly Clear	10	92	74	55	W 5	102 [HI]	30.01
El Dorado AR	15:53	Mostly Clear	10	93	72	50	VRB 5	101 [HI]	30.04
Henderson TX	14:55	Partly Cloudy	10	89	74	60	S 5	98 [HI]	30.06
Idabel OK	15:55	Mostly Clear	7	93	73	52	S 9	102 [HI]	30.03
Longview TX	15:53	Clear	10	90	73	57	VRB 6	98 [HI]	30.04
Lufkin TX	15:53	Clear	10	92	74	55	SE 6	102 [HI]	30.05
Monroe LA	15:53	Mostly Clear	10	95	74	50	S 3	106 [HI]	30.04
Mount Pleasant TX	15:55	Clear	10	89	74	61	S 6	99 [HI]	30.04
Nacogdoches TX	15:56	Clear	10	90	77	65	WSW 3	103 [HI]	30.06
Natchitoches LA	15:55	Clear	10	90	77	64	CALM	103 [HI]	30.05
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	15:56	Mostly Cloudy	10	93	75	56	W 9	105 [HI]	30.04
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	15:53	Partly Cloudy	10	93	75	56	VRB 5	105 [HI]	30.04
Texarkana AR	16:05	Clear	10	98	75	48	SW 6	111 [HI]	30.04
Tyler TX	15:53	Clear	10	93	72	50	VRB 6	101 [HI]	30.05


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