textproduct: Shreveport

KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1200 AM CDT Sat May 2 2026

- A quiet and dry weekend is in store, with lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s, and highs in the middle to upper 70s.

- The work week will begin with highs returning to the 80s, followed by scattered storms throughout the middle of the week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1200 AM CDT Sat May 2 2026

At the time of this writing, the last of the showers are at last departing the ArkLaTex to the south and east. Clouds will scatter out overnight, leaving mostly clear skies by sunrise, with abundant sunshine to follow through the weekend ahead. As a large area of surface high pressure and its associated upper level ridge advance eastward, northwest flow aloft will suppress runaway warming, and high temperatures will rebound only into the middle 70s this afternoon, dropping back into the upper 40s to lower 50s overnight and returning to the upper 70s Sunday afternoon.

A continued warm up to more seasonable highs in the 80s is expected to start the work week, while our quiet weather conditions continue through Monday and early Tuesday. The upper level pattern will find this weekend's ridge flattened out into pseudo- zonal flow aloft, and by Tuesday, an upper level disturbance over the desert southwest will tilt the flow to southwesterly, ushering in our next chance of thunder across northern zones of the arkLaTex. By Wednesday, as the trough pushes east, rainfall chances look to spread across the region, ultimately departing by late Thursday, with quiet conditions closing out the tail end of this extended forecast period. A surface cold front looks to make a dent in the returning heat by Thursday, with temperate conditions to follow.

/26/

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1241 AM CDT Sat May 2 2026

For the 02/06Z TAF period, VFR conditions prevail with expansive mid-level altocu around 10Kft still encompassing much of our airspace. These clouds will continue to slowly shift SE through the remainder of this morning and gradually clear from NW to SE through midday. Some sparse cu may also develop later in the day, but coverage should be rather limited as dry air continues to slowly filter into the region. With that said, can't rule out some patchy fog or low stratus closer to daybreak before stronger surge of dry air arrives with increasing N/NW winds averaging between 5-10 kts. As high pressure builds overhead this evening, look for winds to quickly decouple to near calm with mostly SKC overnight.

/19/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 1200 AM CDT Sat May 2 2026

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 75 51 80 57 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 75 50 80 55 / 0 0 0 0 DEQ 74 45 78 53 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 75 50 81 58 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 74 46 79 54 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 74 53 79 58 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 74 51 79 57 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 74 51 80 56 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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