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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1213 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

- Dangerously cold temperatures in the single digits and teens are expected tonight.

- Highs will climb back above freezing Tuesday afternoon for most, but fall below freezing overnight allowing for some refreeze.

- Low end precipitation chances return late Thursday and into Friday as a weak shortwave moves across the region.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1213 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

A mostly cloud free presentation on GOES visible showcases the widespread impacts of the weekend winter storm as snow and ice is present from central New Mexico all the way to the Mid-Atlantic and northeast states. Back at home, a cold afternoon is underway with highs barely reaching freezing through the daytime hours. High pressure is quickly filling in overhead, allowing for ample sunshine through the afternoon. That being said, this same high pressure will allow for winds to go mostly calm overnight, with mostly clear skies overhead. This will allow for temperatures to go colder tonight when compared to this morning as the last night of our Extreme Cold Warning finishes in the single digits and teens. Combine this airmass with the present ice pack on the ground and this will only exacerbate the dangerously cold temps overnight. The good news however is that a quick look outside this afternoon shows that some melting is occurring, but given that temperatures will remain below freezing, any significant melting won't occur until Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon as temperatures climb into the 40's to near 50 deg F. We climb even further into the 50's by Thursday, which will help to eat away at the present ice pack.

By Thursday night, low end PoPs do return to the forecast as a weak shortwave dives south across the Four State Region. Given a weak moisture signature ahead of the shortwave forcing, thinking was that the base NBM probs for precip were a bit overdone. As a result, these have been cut down to account for some uncertainty and limited confidence. Given the sensitivity from recent events over the weekend, confidence in further winter weather impacts remain low at this time. This shortwave will kick out of the region by Friday afternoon, as another cold arctic airmass spills southward and into the region for the upcoming weekend. As of right now, the influence of the airmass is forecast to support overnight lows Saturday and Sunday night in the teens and low 20's once again. High temperatures look to moderate by early next week.

RK

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 719 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

For the 27/00Z, some patchy MVFR cigs continue to impact a few of our terminals this evening, mainly in South AR and areas south of I-20. Expect these cigs to continue shifting E/SE and gradually diminish over the next few hours with VFR conditions returning to all sites by or shortly after 03Z. Look for increasing cirrus as we go through the day Tuesday, spreading from west to east across our airspace. Winds will trend light and variable overnight as sfc high pressure builds across the region, becoming SWly on Tuesday with speeds generally ranging between 5-10 kts.

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SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 536 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

Spotter activation is not anticipated throughout this week.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 13 42 21 48 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 15 44 24 48 / 0 0 0 0 DEQ 5 39 14 44 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 11 39 19 45 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 11 42 16 46 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 15 40 20 45 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 13 40 19 47 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 14 43 20 51 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for ARZ050-051- 059>061-070>073.

LA...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for LAZ001>006- 010>014-017>022.

OK...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for OKZ077.

TX...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST Tuesday for TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.