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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1234 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026

- The cold front is through Jacksonville, Shreveport and Camden and will sweep SE for the remaining afternoon with just a few showers S of I-20 as winds shift to NW with gust near 25 mph. - Cooler temps, both and high and low will edge below average briefly before the heat builds back under upper ridging by early next week with more upper 90s and heat advisories.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1234 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026

Low to mid 90s at 1pm with the cold front half way home across our Four-State area. The heat index range is currently 101 to 104 and should lower in the gusty wind, but some briefly higher calculations may occur across our southern tier of Parishes and southwest wind for a bit. The shift to NW winds will be a little gusty to near 25 mph and prevail 5 to 15 mph lowering the dew points and humidity along with this afternoon. Low to mid 70s will grace the dawn with even some upper 60s by Monday early and many more low 70s. The falling dew points will allow this fall in the humidity as they fall today with lower 60s across I-30 now. Wow, solid cool front in the westerlies, hello August.

The closed upper low is winding up and will deepen (strengthen) this evening with all the day's warm air ingest. The core will move from MO/IL to IN/OH and keep our heights aloft falling through daybreak. This closed upper low will slowly move NE and open up again into a wave late Tuesday as the upper ridge rests over the desert SW U.S. This upper ridge will remain stationary, but expand a bit. Meanwhile, the Bermuda upper ridge flexes it's muscle off the Atlantic seaboard. This will eventually bring a weakness in between along the LA Gulf coast and lift inland next weekend with our next widespread chance for our first August rainfall to measure. Until then, the drought will build back as the greenery starts to dry out and open the diurnal range to more above average highs. Lows will keep in the 70s this week with fair skies. The CPC 8-14 day outlook has been updated on Friday and has no change to our expected hot and dry run into mid month. /24/

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 643 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026

VFR conditions will continue through the 02/00Z TAF period. A weak sfc front will exit Deep E TX into Upper SE TX/Cntrl LA early this evening, with the elevated cu/AC field expected to exit these areas with the fropa. Aside from a few cirrus this evening across portions of E TX/Srn AR/N LA, SKC will prevail through the remainder of the evening/overnight hours, although wrap-around cu cigs over Ern OK/much of AR rotating S around a closed upper low over the Mid MS Valley, should continue to spill SSE into SW AR this evening/overnight, which may result in some cu cigs at ELD late. These may eventually transition S to MLU prior to daybreak Sunday, before eventually scattering out by afternoon. A few cu may also redevelop farther W across Srn AR/N LA by midday, with SKC expected to persist elsewhere across E TX through 00Z. Any remaining cu field will diminish shortly after 00Z, with SKC expected areawide through at least Monday morning. NNW winds 5-10kts this evening will diminish to 5kts or less after 03Z. N winds 5-10kts will return after 15Z. /15/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 1234 PM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026

Spotter activation is not expected until next weekend. /24/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 74 93 74 97 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 73 93 72 96 / 0 0 0 0 DEQ 68 92 68 95 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 72 92 72 95 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 71 90 70 94 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 72 95 73 99 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 72 94 72 98 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 72 94 72 98 / 0 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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