Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 11:02:38 pm CDT

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Tonight's Forecast

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September Climate Records

Today's Records and Climate Data

Mild and humid conditions are expected tonight, with scattered showers and a few isolated thunderstorms possible across the region. Look for temperatures to range from the mid 60s north to lower 70s south.

Warmer but humid conditions are expected Sunday, with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms possible mainly in the morning over East Texas and North Louisiana. These showers will diminish from north to south during the afternoon. Afternoon temperatures will range from the lower to mid 80s.

It was a warm September 2026 across the Four State Region. In fact, at several of our climate sites, it was the hottest average temperature on record. For the remaining climate sites it was within the top 5 warmest on record.

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	21:53	Light Rain	9	69	68	96	ENE 3	-	30.08
El Dorado AR	21:53	Overcast	10	70	65	84	NNE 9G18	-	30.07
Henderson TX	22:35	Overcast	8	71	69	94	NNE 9	-	30.04
Idabel OK	22:35	Mist	6	69	69	100	NNE 6	-	30.11
Longview TX	21:53	Overcast	10	73	68	84	NE 6	-	30.05
Lufkin TX	21:53	Partly Cloudy	10	76	71	84	NE 7	-	30.01
Monroe LA	22:12	Mostly Cloudy	10	74	68	81	NE 15	-	30.04
Mount Pleasant TX	Old	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A
Nacogdoches TX	21:56	Mostly Cloudy		73	70	90	N 7	-	30.03
Natchitoches LA	22:35	Clear	10	77	70	78	NNE 9	-	30.01
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	21:56	Mostly Cloudy	10	73	69	88	NNE 9	-	30.04
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	21:53	Clear	10	73	68	84	NNE 7	-	30.05
Texarkana AR	21:53	Clear	10	69	66	89	ENE 7	-	30.08
Tyler TX	22:24	Overcast	10	72	69	90	ENE 9	-	30.07


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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

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