Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 6:06:38 am CDT

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Increasing Wildfire Threat?

Early to mid August Outlook

Today's Forecast

Today's Records and Climate Data

It has been very dry across most of the Four State Region for the last 2+ weeks and as a result, flash drought conditions are developing. That means the Wildfire Threat will be increasing across our region as well.

The Climate Prediction Center's 8 to 14 Day Outlook and it's looks very familiar with the Drought regaining ground across our Four-State area.

Another hot day across the Four State Region with afternoon high temperatures ranging in the mid 90s to near 100 degrees. Isolated afternoon storms will be possible across portions of the Four State Region as well.

Here are today's climate records for selected sites across the Four State region.

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Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
De Queen AR	04:53	Clear	10	70	66	87	CALM	-	29.94
El Dorado AR	04:53	Clear	10	69	66	89	CALM	-	29.96
Henderson TX	05:35	Clear	10	73	68	85	CALM	-	29.93
Idabel OK	05:35	Mostly Cloudy	8	71	71	100	E 7	-	29.94
Longview TX	04:53	Clear	10	78	68	71	CALM	-	29.92
Lufkin TX	04:53	Overcast	10	75	73	93	CALM	-	29.94
Monroe LA	04:53	Mostly Clear	10	71	68	90	CALM	-	29.96
Mount Pleasant TX	05:35	Clear	10	73	66	80	SE 6	-	29.93
Nacogdoches TX	Old	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A
Natchitoches LA	05:35	Overcast	10	73	71	91	CALM	-	29.95
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	04:56	Partly Cloudy	10	75	69	83	SE 5	-	29.94
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	04:53	Clear	10	78	69	73	SE 7	-	29.94
Texarkana AR	04:53	Clear	7	76	66	71	ESE 5	-	29.95
Tyler TX	04:53	Clear	10	77	68	73	SSE 7	-	29.93


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