Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 5:42:42 am CDT

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There will be at least a Marginal Risk of strong to severe thunderstorms across much of the Four State Region Today/Tonight...more likely during the late afternoon, evening and overnight hours. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat.

A Heat Advisory is once again in effect Today through 7 pm for all of Northeast Texas and Northern Louisiana, as well as portions of Southwest Arkansas. Look for late morning and afternoon heat indices to climb to near 109 degrees today.

Despite some recent rainfall, flash drought conditions continue across the entire Four State Region. As a result, much of the region is under a Burn Ban at this time. The wildfire threat will continue with no significant rainfall expected through the end of August.

Another hot day is forecast across the Four State Region with afternoon high temperatures ranging from the mid 90s to lower 100s. There will be small rain chances in the forecast for later today but those rain chances increase overnight.

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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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	Lightning Observed	10	76	73	90	NNE 3	-	29.93
El Dorado AR	04:53	Clear	9	73	72	96	SSW 5	-	29.97
Henderson TX	05:15	Overcast	10	79	73	82	CALM	-	29.96
Idabel OK	05:15	Lightning Observed	8	80	73	78	S 7	-	29.96
Longview TX	04:53	Clear	10	82	73	74	WSW 6	-	29.96
Lufkin TX	04:53	Clear	10	75	73	93	CALM	-	29.99
Monroe LA	04:53	Clear	10	76	75	97	SSE 6	-	29.98
Mount Pleasant TX	05:10	Partly Cloudy	10	78	72	80	SSE 7	-	29.96
Nacogdoches TX	04:56	Clear		76	74	93	CALM	-	30.00
Natchitoches LA	05:15	Clear	10	73	73	100	CALM	-	29.99
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	04:56	Partly Cloudy	10	75	73	94	CALM	-	29.96
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	04:53	Clear	10	80	74	81	SSW 5	-	29.97
Texarkana AR	04:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	79	73	82	SSW 8	-	29.95
Tyler TX	04:53	Clear	10	84	71	65	SSW 8	-	29.98


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