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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 1:16:28 am CDT

 

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High temperatures today will range from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees under partly cloudy skies and a chance for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Heat index values will range from the 105° to 109° this afternoon. Overnight lows will be in the lower to mid 70s.
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 AR00:53Clear10757496CALM-30.17
El Dorado AR00:53Clear10806969SE 3-30.20
Henderson TX00:55Clear10787282CALM-30.18
Idabel OK00:55Mostly Cloudy8827783E 7-30.19
Longview TX00:53Clear10817274SSE 3-30.17
Lufkin TX00:53Clear10807584ESE 5-30.19
Monroe LA00:53Clear10807276-30.22
Mount Pleasant TX00:50Clear10807072CALM-30.18
Nacogdoches TX00:56Mostly Clear787487CALM-30.20
Natchitoches LA00:55Partly Cloudy10807278CALM-30.20
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)00:56Mostly Cloudy10827169E 5-30.19
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)OldN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-N/A
Texarkana AR00:53Clear10856959SSE 9-30.19
Tyler TX00:53Clear10807379S 6-30.19

 


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