Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 7:48:47 am CDT

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Increasing Wildfire Threat?

Forecast through mid-August

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.

Expect another hot day Today with high temperatures ranging in the mid 90s to near 100 degrees. There will be widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across portions of the 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	06:53	Mostly Clear	9	71	69	93	CALM	-	30.01
El Dorado AR	06:53	Clear	10	69	66	89	CALM	-	30.03
Henderson TX	07:15	Clear	7	75	72	90	SSE 5	-	30.02
Idabel OK	07:15	Mist	5	73	73	100	ENE 6	-	30.02
Longview TX	07:13	Mostly Clear	10	77	73	87	CALM	-	30.02
Lufkin TX	06:53	Mostly Clear	8	75	74	96	SE 5	-	30.03
Monroe LA	06:53	Clear	10	71	67	86	CALM	-	30.04
Mount Pleasant TX	07:15	Clear	7	74	70	89	SSE 3	-	30.02
Nacogdoches TX	07:03	Mostly Cloudy		75	73	94	ESE 6	-	30.04
Natchitoches LA	07:15	Clear	10	76	75	96	CALM	-	30.03
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	06:56	Mostly Clear	10	75	73	94	S 5	-	30.02
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	06:53	Clear	10	79	74	84	S 6	-	30.02
Texarkana AR	06:53	Clear	10	76	71	84	SSE 5	-	30.02
Tyler TX	06:53	Clear	10	76	73	90	S 5	-	30.03


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