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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 952 PM CST Thu Jan 1 2026

- Some light showers in our far north and east zones early Friday morning with the rest of the region staying dry for much of the next week.

- Slightly cooler temperatures on Saturday before another warming trend gradually increases temperatures through next week.

- The next chance for widespread rain could be from a system moving through the Central CONUS late next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 952 PM CST Thu Jan 1 2026

Mostly clear skies and southerly flow has brought back some warmth and will continue to do so through the day Friday. The upper-level shortwave is still expected to move just north and east of the region early Friday morning, with some rain showers possibly clipping our outer areas on the way through. The rest of the Ark-La-Tx should stay dry while temperatures climb into the upper 60s and 70s. Overnight lows should generally be in the upper 40s to low 50s before another disturbance moves through early Saturday morning.

This disturbance on Saturday morning looks like it will be free from rain but bring a NW wind shift and cooler temperatures behind it. Highs on Saturday afternoon will still be a bit warmer than average with temperatures in the 60s. The region should remain above freezing for the most part over the next several nights and gradually warm again as surface winds shift back to a southerly orientation by Sunday evening.

Another dry series of days with gradually warming temperatures will stretch into mid next week until it is broken by a deeper low pressure system. Current long-range models are taking this upper- level low from the Central Plains up into the Great Lakes during the latter half of next week. Should this scenario play out, the Ark-La-Tx could see some widespread showers as soon as Wednesday night and continue through the end of the forecast period. Until then, stay aware of local guidance surrounding outdoor burning and fireworks as fire danger could increase in the meantime.

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AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1017 AM CST Fri Jan 2 2026

Still dealing with MVFR ceilings across our eastern airspace impacting the ELD and MLU terminals but those ceilings should continue rising and/or scattering out as we go through the afternoon hours. The remainder of our airspace looks good with southwest winds across much of the region in advance of a cold front that will begin pushing southward through our airspace later this afternoon into the evening and overnight hours. Look for a wind shift around to the north and northeast behind this frontal boundary with the likelihood of IFR or LIFR ceilings and at least some MVFR VSBY restrictions briefly in the wake of this boundary. These VSBY limitation should improve by mid to late morning on Saturday but the improvements with ceilings will be very slow through the morning hours Saturday.

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SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 604 AM CST Fri Jan 2 2026

Spotter activation is not expected through the end of this week.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 52 65 44 63 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 52 62 41 59 / 10 0 0 0 DEQ 44 63 35 57 / 10 0 0 0 TXK 49 64 40 60 / 10 0 0 0 ELD 46 59 36 57 / 10 0 0 0 TYR 49 67 41 65 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 49 67 41 64 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 51 70 44 67 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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