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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1145 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

- Increased rain chances with thunderstorms are expected this weekend. Those with outdoor activities scheduled should plan accordingly. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! - Periods of locally heavy rainfall through the weekend will bring a localized flooding threat, particularly along and northwest of the Interstate 49 corridor. Remember, turn around, don't drown!

- Peak afternoon heat index values by the middle of next week should be near or above 100 degrees. Summertime heat safety plans should be reviewed and readied.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1145 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

A broad upper-level low across west Texas and a broad upper-level ridge across the northern Gulf of America to maintain a southwest flow pattern across the ArkLaTex through the weekend. A surface boundary along with a slug of increased moisture, driving dewpoint values into the mid 70s, to surge north across the region on Saturday triggering widespread convection during the time of peak heating. Locally heavy rainfall may be possible with some storms. Additionally, a disturbance within the upper-flow translating east across east and northeast Texas could generate convection ahead of the gulf sourced boundary allowing for the potential for a few strong storms along and north of I-20 across mainly north Louisiana into south Arkansas during the evening hours.

Southwest flow to persist into Sunday maintaining an unsettled weather pattern across the ArkLaTex with diurnally driven convection again expected.

By Sunday night, however, upper-level ridging in the eastern Gulf to build west, eventually becoming firmly established across the southern CONUS through the remainder of the forecast period ending Friday. Subsidence associated with the ridge will lead to drier conditions with high temperatures soaring into the mid 90s from mid to late week. /05/

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1254 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2026

For the 06/06z TAFs, a few showers continue to move northwest across portions of East Texas towards KTYR but this activity may dissipate before getting there. Otherwise, IFR flight conditions are expected to develop areawide early in the period followed by a very slow improvement back in the VFR range at most locations by 06/19z. Scattered convection should develop and spread from southwest to northeast across all TAF sites beginning shortly after 06/15z. A rather large zone of precip is likely, but the scattered coverage of individual cells makes the impacts at any given TAF sites uncertain. The convection should gradually end from southwest to northeast after 07/00z, eventually exiting the area just before the end of the period. However, low clouds and MVFR conditions are expected to return after the precip ends.

/Nuttall/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 1127 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Spotter activation should not be needed through tonight.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 73 88 76 91 / 50 60 10 20 MLU 74 87 75 90 / 20 80 20 20 DEQ 70 82 72 89 / 80 80 60 20 TXK 72 86 74 92 / 50 80 20 10 ELD 72 85 74 89 / 30 80 20 20 TYR 73 87 75 92 / 30 50 0 10 GGG 72 89 75 91 / 40 70 10 10 LFK 73 89 75 91 / 30 50 10 20

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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