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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:14:43 am CDT

 

More early summer heat is expected for our Four-State area as most high temperatures will see the mid-90s under partly cloudy skies and S/SW winds at 5-10 mph. Heat Index maxes are still around 105 "feels like" degrees.
Saturday is July 4th and our Nation's 250th Birthday Day with a Hot range of mid to upper 90s and light S/SW winds. There will be a chance for afternoon Thunderstorms along and east of I-49.
Here are today's climate records for selected sites across our Four-State area.

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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 AR10:53Partly Cloudy10867569VRB 595 [HI]30.05
El Dorado AR10:53Clear10897257S 796 [HI]30.10
Henderson TX08:35Partly Cloudy10807586SSW 7-30.07
Idabel OK10:55Mostly Clear7867774SSW 797 [HI]30.07
Longview TX10:53Mostly Cloudy10857163SSW 10-30.08
Lufkin TX10:53Mostly Clear10857572S 693 [HI]30.08
Monroe LA10:53Mostly Clear10897563SSE 599 [HI]30.11
Mount Pleasant TX10:55Partly Cloudy10867263SSW 893 [HI]30.08
Nacogdoches TX10:56Partly Cloudy10867467SW 794 [HI]30.10
Natchitoches LA10:55Clear10877362CALM95 [HI]30.10
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)10:56Partly Cloudy10877362SSW 1094 [HI]30.08
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)10:53Partly Cloudy10857367SW 892 [HI]30.09
Texarkana AR10:53Mostly Cloudy10907765WSW 8103 [HI]30.08
Tyler TX10:53Partly Cloudy10867058SSW 13G2091 [HI]30.09

 


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