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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1200 PM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

- Upper ridge across the region will result in much drier conditions areawide with only a stray shower possible this afternoon. - Mid-summer July heat expected through the upcoming weekend and into all of next week. - Near triple digit temperatures possible as early as Monday and continuing through midweek with Heat Advisories possible.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1203 PM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Stacked surface and upper-ridge across the north-central gulf coast will maintain mainly dry conditions across the region through the weekend. The exception could be a few showers and thunderstorms this afternoon that could develop across east Texas along the western periphery of the ridge. Additionally, the upper-ridge will build west on Saturday possibly opening the door for a few diurnally-driven showers and thunderstorms across portions of mainly north Louisiana as an upper-low across the northeastern Gulf nudges west behind the retreating ridge. All this being said, rain chances will remain too low to make too much of a mention in the forecast.

Models seem to suggest that the established ridge across the ArkLaTex will merge with a stronger ridge across the Plains, resulting in driving the gulf low eastward into Florida and the Carolinas. The strengthening ridge will have the affect of raising afternoon high temperatures from the low to mid 90s during the weekend to near 100 degree by Tuesday into Wednesday. Thus, heat headlines may be needed next week.

By Thursday, a continental high will build south across the ArkLaTex in the wake of a weak surface boundary which could limit highs to the low to mid 90s across the I-30 corridor with highs elsewhere persisting in the mid to upper 90s. /05/

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 643 PM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

For the 18/00Z update, fairly light southeasterly winds will continue through the period with a standard diurnal cycle of cloud bases and CU cloud fields. Not much of TCU/VCTS expected after 18/21Z with dry weather expected to prevail through the period. /16/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 1200 PM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Spotter activation is not expected through tonight.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 77 95 76 96 / 10 0 0 0 MLU 77 97 76 98 / 10 0 0 0 DEQ 72 93 72 94 / 10 0 0 0 TXK 75 95 75 97 / 10 0 0 0 ELD 74 96 74 97 / 10 0 0 0 TYR 76 94 75 96 / 10 0 0 0 GGG 75 95 75 96 / 10 0 0 0 LFK 75 95 74 96 / 10 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None.