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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1056 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026

- A return to very cold temperatures with frigid wind chill temperatures are forecast tonight with the Cold Advisory in effect through Noon Saturday across the entire Four State Region.

- While winds will become light Saturday Night, expecting our coldest temperatures then with lows ranging in the middle teens to lower 20s.

- We warm up quickly to start the upcoming work week with our next chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm Tuesday into early Wednesday.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1056 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026

A tightening pressure gradient in the wake of a cold front that moved through our region last night will only increase as we transition into tonight and early on Saturday before we see that gradient begin to relax Saturday Evening and Overnight. The airmass in the wake of this cold front is very cold with a 1046mb sfc high diving south into the Central and Southern Plains overnight. This cold, dense airmass will be aided by a good snowpack across the Central/Southern Plains which will have some influence on just how cold temperatures will get down across our region through the weekend. Attm, our Cold Advisory late tonight through Noon on Saturday looks good as low temperatures tonight will range from near 10 degrees far north to the lower and middle 20s further south. Combine that with strong north winds of 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts and you get wind chill values overnight bottoming out in the low single digits north to middle teens south.

The strongest winds on Saturday will be felt the first half of the day as the pressure gradient begins to relax by afternoon and sfc ridging begins to move ovhd for Saturday Night. With clear skies and near calm winds Saturday Night, lows will range in the middle teens north and northeast to the lower 20s southwest and west.

Upper ridging to our west will quickly pivot east late Sunday into Monday, filling as it does with a weak trough quickly on its heels moving into the Tx Hill Country on Monday and into the lower Miss Valley Monday Night into Tuesday. Forcing with this trough and another one quickly dropping out of the Central Plains and the Tenn Valley during the day Tuesday into Tuesday Night will provide the necessary forcing for scattered showers and a few thunderstorms beginning on Tuesday and ending northwest to southeast during the day Wednesday. Temperatures do rebound into the 60s across most areas on Monday and Tuesday in-advance of these troughs but no severe weather is forecast as there does not appear to be enough instability to warrant severe storms but a few thunderstorms yes.

Temperatures will get knocked back in the wake of this midweek system but nothing too cold with a quick warmup to end the week as we approach next weekend.

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AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1204 PM CST Fri Jan 30 2026

For the 30/18z TAF period...VFR conditions will prevail across the region for the remainder of the day. However, low cigs will rapidly move into the region as another strong cold front arrives during the late evening hours. Expect reduce flight categories all all the sites before sunrise Saturday, with gradual clearing by the end of the period. Winds will remain northwesterly during the period, but will become gusty up to 25 mph in wake of the front. /20/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 1056 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026

Spotter activation is not anticipated through the next 7 days.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 47 22 35 23 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 44 21 32 19 / 0 10 10 0 DEQ 43 11 33 16 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 44 18 34 22 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 42 16 32 17 / 0 10 10 0 TYR 47 21 35 22 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 48 21 37 22 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 51 25 40 22 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to noon CST Saturday for ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.

LA...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to noon CST Saturday for LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022.

OK...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to noon CST Saturday for OKZ077.

TX...Cold Weather Advisory from midnight tonight to noon CST Saturday for TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.