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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding This Week

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this week. 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: Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 3:55:01 am CDT

An upper-level high building in will moderate rain chances through Thursday while hot and humid conditions persist. A wave moving around the high will bring a brief period of increasing showers and thunderstorms today near the coast. Drier air behind this wave will again limit rain chances through the end of the week with less humid conditions.
A weak disturbance offshore will abut high pressure extending along the central Gulf Coast this afternoon. Interaction between the high pressure and low pressure cells will enhance east winds offshore Louisiana and the upper southeast Texas coast through Thursday afternoon.
An upper-level high will build in during the week helping to decrease and limit the chance for showers and thunderstorms. The exception will be near the coast on Wednesday when a wave moving across the northern Gulf will bring an increase in shower activity. Temperatures will be hot and humid during the daytime and muggy at night until toward the end of the week with as drier air moves in to bring less humid conditions.
Mainly light south winds and low seas can be expected on Tuesday. A wave moving across the northern Gulf will increasing winds from the east on Wednesday and Thursday with building seas. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. Rain chances will also increase on Wednesday into early Thursday before decreasing again late in the week.
Drier air is expected to move into the region on Thursday and persist into Saturday lowering humidity values and the heat index.

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