Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Sep 9, 2026 at 3:14:35 pm CDT

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Hazardous heat continues with hot air temperatures and high humidity combining to push heat indices above 105 "Feels-Like" degrees by around lunch time, peaking near 109 during the afternoon.

Above average temperatures are expected to continue for us, but we may see an uptick in Rainfall from what is normal during mid to late September.

High temperatures this afternoon will be in the mid to upper 90s with peak heat indices between 105 and 109 "Feels-Like" degrees. Isolated showers or thunderstorms can't be ruled out this afternoon.

Despite some recent rainfall, flash drought conditions continue across the entire Four State area. As a result, much of the region remains under a Burn Ban at this time.

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	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	96	69	41	VRB 7	102 [HI]	30.04
El Dorado AR	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	96	66	37	VRB 6	100 [HI]	30.08
Henderson TX	14:55	Mostly Clear	10	96	70	42	SE 6	103 [HI]	30.06
Idabel OK	14:55	Partly Cloudy	7	98	69	39	SSE 9G16	104 [HI]	30.05
Longview TX	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	98	69	39	SSE 10G20	105 [HI]	30.06
Lufkin TX	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	93	74	54	ESE 9	103 [HI]	30.07
Monroe LA	14:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	97	69	40	ESE 9	103 [HI]	30.09
Mount Pleasant TX	14:50	Mostly Cloudy	10	97	68	40	SE 7	102 [HI]	30.06
Nacogdoches TX	Old	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A
Natchitoches LA	14:55	Lightning Observed	10	95	67	40	S 5	99 [HI]	30.09
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	14:56	Partly Cloudy	10	93	71	49	SSE 9	100 [HI]	30.07
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	14:53	Clear	10	96	71	44	ESE 8	104 [HI]	30.08
Texarkana AR	14:53	Partly Cloudy	10	95	70	44	SSW 7	102 [HI]	30.07
Tyler TX	14:53	Partly Cloudy	10	94	70	45	S 10	100 [HI]	30.09


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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

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