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Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Southern Plains; Showers and Thunderstorms Linger Over Florida

Gusty winds and dry conditions will promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern Plains and southern Rockies. A cold front will linger over Florida through Tuesday, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms, and potential flash flooding concerns. Showers and thunderstorms will be most widespread across eastern and central Florida. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 8:14:23 am CDT

 

The rainfall was beneficial for the northwest half of the Four State Region where some drought relief is possible. With lesser amounts across the southeast half of the Four State Region, expect little drought relief.
Beautiful weather for the first half of April will continue Today into Tonight. Highs today will range mostly in the lower to mid 70s. Lows tonight will range mostly in the mid 40s.
Here are today's temperature and precipitation averages, along with records for selected sites across the 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 AR07:53Clear10434296CALM-30.34
El Dorado AR07:53Clear454185N 3-30.34
Henderson TXOldN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-N/A
Idabel OK07:55Clear10484693NE 3-30.36
Longview TX07:53Clear10484589CALM-30.32
Lufkin TX07:53Clear10514168NNE 7-30.28
Monroe LA07:53Clear10514373NNE 6-30.32
Mount Pleasant TX07:55Clear10474281CALM-30.35
Nacogdoches TX07:56Clear454289NNW 3-30.31
Natchitoches LA07:55Clear10524166CALM-30.29
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)07:56Mostly Cloudy10504276NNE 7-30.32
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)07:53Clear10494379NNE 5-30.33
Texarkana AR07:53Clear10494483CALM-30.34
Tyler TX07:53Clear10474386N 3-30.34

 


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