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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 115 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026

- While we will remain below heat headline criteria, summertime heat will persist across the region.

- Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms will remain possible through Friday across portions of the area.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 115 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026

Upper-level ridging remains centered over the Four Corners region this afternoon, with our area remaining on the eastern peripheral. There will be little movement with this ridge throughout the rest of the week. This will continue to influence our area in a couple of ways. The heat will remain the main factor, with hot temperatures continuing through the weekend and into next week. Granted this is fairly normal for this time of the year, it looks like are dewpoints are mixing out well each day, and should continue to do so, which should keep us under the 105 degree threshold for any heat headlines. Similar to today, afternoon showers and thunderstorms will remain possible across areas generally south of I-30 through Friday, with the greater chances further to the south and east you get in the area.

For the start of next week, our area could be sandwiched between two high pressure systems, the aforementioned one over the Four Corners and one that has been hanging out over the southeast CONUS. If this happens, that could increase some of our chances for precipitation, although models are not in very good agreement to this at this time. That being said, we will continue running with the NBM for precipitation for next week which will keep our chances very limited. /33/

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 659 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026

VFR conditions will continue through the 06/00Z TAF period. Isolated convection will persist across portions of the region through mid-evening before diminishing, but should not affect any of the area terminals. However, elevated cigs from this convection will likely linger this evening across the region before thinning, with the potential for elevated cu redevelopment possible even into the overnight hours. Brief low MVFR cigs also can't be ruled out by/after 12Z Thursday across portions of Deep E TX and possibly affecting LFK once again, before lifting/scattering out by mid-morning. A scattered cu field should again develop across the region by late morning/midday, with isolated to widely scattered convection again possible by mid and late afternoon. However, low confidence and brevity precludes mention in the TAF's attm. Light SSE or Lt/Vrb winds tonight will become SSW 5-8kts after 15Z, with locally higher wind gusts possible in/near the convection. /15/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 115 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 77 95 76 95 / 0 20 0 10 MLU 74 96 74 96 / 0 20 0 10 DEQ 73 97 73 95 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 76 98 76 97 / 0 10 0 10 ELD 73 95 74 95 / 0 20 0 10 TYR 77 97 75 96 / 0 10 0 10 GGG 76 97 74 96 / 0 10 0 10 LFK 75 94 74 94 / 10 10 10 10

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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